What is a PAN card number?

A Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a 10-character alphanumeric identifier issued by the Income Tax Department of India. It is mandatory for financial transactions above a specified threshold.

What is the format of a valid PAN number?

A valid PAN consists of 5 uppercase letters, followed by 4 digits, followed by 1 uppercase letter — for example, ABCDE1234F.

What does the 4th character of a PAN indicate?

The 4th character encodes the taxpayer type: P = Individual (Person), C = Company, H = HUF (Hindu Undivided Family), F = Firm, A = AOP (Association of Persons), T = Trust, B = BOI (Body of Individuals), L = Local Authority, J = Artificial Juridical Person, G = Government entity.

What does the 5th character of a PAN indicate?

For individuals (where the 4th character is P), the 5th character represents the first letter of the holder's surname. For other entity types, it represents the first letter of the entity name.

Does this tool verify my PAN with the Income Tax Department?

No. This tool performs format validation only using regex. It does not connect to the Income Tax Department database or any external API.

Is my PAN number safe to enter here?

Yes. The validation is done entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your PAN number is never sent to any server.

Why might a PAN with correct format still be invalid in real life?

Format validation only checks the structure. A PAN could pass format checks but still be unregistered, cancelled, or fictitious. Only the Income Tax Department can confirm a PAN's authenticity.

Can companies and trusts also have PANs?

Yes. Every entity required to pay taxes in India — including companies, firms, trusts, HUFs, and government bodies — is issued a PAN with an appropriate type code in the 4th character.

What is HUF in the context of PAN cards?

HUF stands for Hindu Undivided Family. It is a legal entity under Indian law that can own property and conduct business, and it requires its own PAN card separate from individual family members.

Can I use this tool to check a fake PAN number?

You can validate whether a number follows the correct PAN format. However, to confirm if a PAN is genuinely issued and active, you must verify it on the official Income Tax e-filing portal.

PAN Card Validator — Free Online Tool

PAN Card Validator का उपयोग कैसे करें

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Enter your PAN card number in the input field (e.g. ABCDE1234F).
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The tool automatically validates the format against the official regex pattern.
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View the decoded taxpayer type based on the 4th character of your PAN.
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See the name initial decoded from the 5th character.
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A green tick confirms a valid format; a red cross indicates an invalid PAN.
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Use the Copy button to copy the formatted PAN to your clipboard.

PAN Card Validator के बारे में

Want to quickly check if a PAN number follows the correct format? The PAN Card Validator validates Indian Permanent Account Numbers in real time, decodes the taxpayer type (Individual, Company, HUF, Trust, etc.), and identifies the name initial — all without sending any data to a server.

What Gets Validated

Format Check: 5 uppercase letters + 4 digits + 1 uppercase letter (e.g., ABCDE1234F)
Taxpayer Type: The 4th character reveals if the PAN belongs to an Individual (P), Company (C), HUF (H), Firm (F), Trust (T), or other entity types
Name Initial: The 5th character represents the surname initial (for individuals) or entity name initial
Visual Breakdown: Color-coded display of serial, type, initial, number, and check character

All 10 Taxpayer Type Codes

P = Individual, C = Company, H = HUF, F = Firm, A = AOP, T = Trust, B = BOI, L = Local Authority, J = Artificial Juridical Person, G = Government Entity.

This tool performs format validation only — it does not verify with the Income Tax Department. For official verification, use the Income Tax e-filing portal. Your PAN number never leaves your browser.

PAN Card Validator

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PAN Taxpayer Type Codes (4th Character)