# What is a cursed inscription?

An inscription ord numbers apart from the blessed ones, with a negative number.

URL: https://blockspace.wiki/answers/what-is-a-cursed-inscription/

A [cursed inscription](https://blockspace.wiki/glossary/cursed-inscription/) is one that [ord](https://blockspace.wiki/glossary/ord/) numbers apart from the blessed inscriptions, with a negative number. blockspace.to's ord counts 472,043 cursed and 127,698,491 blessed (as of block 972,331, 2026-10-20 13:17:07 UTC). A check of 2026-10-19 found that 582 of the 100,000 largest inscriptions had no sat binding in [BTI](https://blockspace.wiki/glossary/bti/), and that they were cursed numbers. A Labs study covers both.

Sources:

- ord /status (the blockspace.to ord server) · https://blockspace.to/status
- The blockspacelabs.com page (index.html) · https://blockspacelabs.com
- Blockspace Holdings records

Live figures: ord as of block 972,331, 2026-10-20 13:17:07 UTC

Updated: 2026-10-20