# Function: validateEvmAddress()

> **validateEvmAddress**(`address`): `void`

Defined in: [packages/bitbadgesjs-sdk/src/transactions/precompile/helpers.ts:27](https://github.com/BitBadges/bitbadgesjs/blob/master/packages/bitbadgesjs-sdk/src/transactions/precompile/helpers.ts#L27)

Validate EVM address format

## Parameters

### address

`string` \| `undefined`

The EVM address to validate (optional)

## Returns

`void`

## Throws

If address is provided but invalid