Definition

What is Solidity?

Solidity is the most widely used programming language for writing smart contracts on Ethereum and other EVM-compatible blockchains, including Monad.

Solidity is statically typed, contract-oriented, and compiles to EVM bytecode. It supports inheritance, libraries, user-defined types, events, and modifiers. Because Monad is EVM bytecode compatible, Solidity contracts written for Ethereum deploy on Monad without changes.

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How to learn Solidity in 2026: a practical path from zero to deployed contract
Solidity online compiler: compile and deploy smart contracts in your browser with no setup

Related terms

EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)
Bytecode
ABI (Application Binary Interface)
OpenZeppelin Contracts

Definition by Adwait Keshari, founder of Monsmith.

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