> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cofhe-docs.fhenix.zone/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Unshield tokens

> Move a private amount back into public form through Unshield, In progress, and Claim.

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    Move a private amount back into public form. Unshielding has three stages: Unshield, In progress, and Claim. To open it, open **Shield / Unshield** and select **Unshield**.

    ## Screen components

    1. **Unshield tab.** Check that Unshield is selected before you enter an amount.
    2. **You unshield.** Choose the confidential asset and enter an amount within its available private balance.
    3. **Amount shortcuts.** Use 25%, 50%, 75%, or max to fill the amount.
    4. **You Receive.** Check the public asset and amount shown by the live application.
    5. **Privacy notice.** Unshielding exposes the selected amount as a public balance. This action is visible onchain.
    6. **Three-stage tracker.** Unshield starts the request. In progress means processing is underway. Claim is the final action.
    7. **Unshield button and fee.** Submit the request through your connected wallet after you review its details.

    ## Steps

    <Steps>
      <Step title="Enter the unshield details">
        Select the token and amount, and review the public output.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Confirm in your wallet">
        Confirm **Unshield** in your connected wallet.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Wait through In progress">
        Processing continues until the amount is ready.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Claim">
        When Claim is available, complete it to receive the public balance.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    <Warning>
      A confirmed Unshield request is not the end of this flow. Complete Claim before you treat the amount as an available public balance.
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