How much should I tip at a restaurant?

In the US, 15–20% is the standard range for sit-down restaurants: 15% for adequate service, 18–20% for good service, and more for exceptional service. Bars are typically $1–2 per drink or 15–20% of the tab. Enter your bill above and it computes the exact amount for any percentage you choose.

How do I calculate a restaurant tip quickly?

Move the decimal point one place left on the bill to get 10%, then double it for 20%. On an $85.50 check, 10% is $8.55, so 20% is about $17.10. For an exact figure — or to split it — use the calculator above with your chosen percentage.

What is a gratuity calculator?

A gratuity calculator does the same job as a tip calculator: it figures out the tip (gratuity) on a bill from a percentage, and usually the total and each person's share. "Gratuity" is just the formal word for a tip — this tool handles both the same way.

How do I calculate tip percentage?

Multiply the bill by the percentage as a decimal: an 18% tip on $85.50 is 85.50 × 0.18 = $15.39. To work backwards — finding what percentage a tip was — divide the tip by the bill and multiply by 100. The calculator above does the forward direction instantly.

How do I split a bill evenly?

Add the tip to the bill first, then divide by the number of people: a $100.89 total split 2 ways is $50.45 each. Each share is rounded to the nearest cent, so on odd splits one person may owe a penny more or less — this calculator rounds half-up, the standard approach.

Tip Calculator

What is Tip calculator?

Tip Calculator — Split the bill fairly with this free tip calculator. Enter the bill, pick a tip percentage, and optionally split it — get the tip, total, and each share.

The math is a verbatim TypeScript port of the open-source tip-calculator engine (MIT license, Java/BigDecimal): tip = bill × percentage rounded half-up to the cent, total = bill + tip (no rounding), and each share = total ÷ people rounded half-up to the cent. All math runs in integer cents, so there are no floating-point surprises. The tool assumes the tip is calculated on the pre-tax bill you enter; sales tax is not included.

Why use this tip calculator?

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Built for tip calculator

Split the bill fairly with this free tip calculator. Enter the bill, pick a tip percentage, and optionally split it — get the tip, total, and each share.

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Transparent & honest

The tip is calculated on the pre-tax bill amount you enter; sales tax is not included.

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Private by design

Everything runs in your browser. Your inputs never leave your device.

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Works everywhere

Fully responsive — perfect on desktop, tablet, and mobile. No app needed.

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Regularly updated

Regularly maintained and reviewed to ensure accuracy.

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Free forever

No accounts, no limits, no watermarks. Use Tip Calculator as much as you need.

How to use Tip Calculator

1Enter your "Bill amount ($)" — the pre-tax total from the check.
2Type your "Tip (%)" as a plain number, e.g. 18 for 18%.
3Optionally set "Split between (people)" to divide the bill evenly; leave it blank for one person.
4Run the tool to see the tip amount and the total with tip.
5Read "Per person" to see what each person owes when the bill is split.

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Good to know

The tip is calculated on the pre-tax bill amount you enter; sales tax is not included.
Shares are rounded half-up to the nearest cent — on odd splits the total of the shares may differ by a penny.
Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent before calculating.

How it works

The math is a verbatim TypeScript port of the open-source tip-calculator engine (MIT license, Java/BigDecimal): tip = bill × percentage rounded half-up to the cent, total = bill + tip (no rounding), and each share = total ÷ people rounded half-up to the cent. All math runs in integer cents, so there are no floating-point surprises. The tool assumes the tip is calculated on the pre-tax bill you enter; sales tax is not included.

Examples

$85.50 bill, 18% tip, split 2 ways

Status: ok — tip $15.39, total $100.89, $50.45 per person.

$120 bill, 20% tip, no split

Status: ok — tip $24.00, total $144.00, $144.00 per person.

$63.25 bill, 15% tip, split 3 ways

Status: ok — tip $9.49, total $72.74, $24.25 per person (last cent rounded half-up).

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