When you create a blockchain wallet it says:

Wallet Recovery Mnemonic
Your wallet has been created successfully. If you forget the details the phrase below can be used to recover everything.

Please Write Down the Following:

(22 words)


There is also an option that says print. The print page however shows:

Paper wallet

Login Link:
Mnemonic: (14 words)

Public Key
Private Key



I'm just getting used to bitcoin and decided to play around with blockchain. I decided to see what happens if I ever forgot my password and entered what I thought was my printed out wallet recovery mnemonic and it didn't work. After logging in with my password I went to the security settings and saw that my password mnemonic was not what was printed out. I didn't realise that my print out and what appeared on screen were two different things.

I retested this by creating another wallet and the same thing happens. The on screen wallet recovery phrase is different to what happens if you press print. Why are there two different mnemonics? The print out never works?