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MAC Address Format Converter

Enter a MAC address in any format to see it converted to colon, dash, Cisco dot, and plain notations.

colon00:1a:2b:3c:4d:5e
dash00-1a-2b-3c-4d-5e
dot001a.2b3c.4d5e
no separator001a2b3c4d5e

Converts a MAC address between colon (00:1A:2B), dash (00-1A-2B), Cisco dot (001A.2B3C.4D5E), and plain (001A2B3C4D5E) notations.

How to use this tool

  1. 1Paste in a MAC address using any separator.
  2. 2See it reformatted into colon, dash, dot, and no-separator styles.
  3. 3Optionally switch to uppercase hex digits.

Frequently asked questions

Why do different tools use different MAC formats?+

Cisco IOS devices traditionally use dot notation (e.g. 001a.2b3c.4d5e) while most other operating systems and tools use colon or dash notation — this converts between them.

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