Tip Calculator
Tip Calculator
Calculate tip, total, and per-person split.
Runs entirely in your browser
How to use this tool
- Fill in the inputs.
- Read the result.
- Copy or download as needed.
About the Tip Calculator
The Tip Calculator works out how much to tip on a bill, the total amount including the tip, and how much each person owes if the bill is being split evenly among a group. Enter the bill amount, adjust the tip percentage to match local custom or the service you received, and set the number of people splitting the check.
It is a fast way to settle the bill at a restaurant, avoid awkward mental math at the table, and make sure everyone in the group pays a fair, equal share.
The tip amount is calculated by multiplying the bill amount by the tip percentage divided by 100. The total is simply the bill plus the calculated tip. When more than one person is splitting the bill, the total (bill plus tip) is divided evenly by the number of people to give a clean per-person amount.
The default tip percentage is set to 15%, a commonly used starting point in many regions, but you can adjust it to match local tipping norms, which vary significantly between countries and even between types of establishments.
Common use cases
- Splitting a restaurant bill fairly and quickly among a group of friends or coworkers.
- Deciding how much to tip for delivery, a salon visit, or other service-based purchases.
- Double-checking a tip amount that was calculated verbally or by someone else at the table.
- Adjusting a standard tip percentage up or down based on service quality before finalizing the amount.
- Traveling in a country with different tipping customs and quickly recalculating an appropriate percentage.
Tips and best practices
- Tipping customs vary widely by country and by service type, so adjust the percentage to match local expectations rather than relying on a single default figure.
- When splitting a bill unevenly (for example, because one person ordered more expensive items), calculate each person's individual share of the bill first, then apply the tip percentage to each share separately.
- Some restaurants automatically add a service charge or gratuity to the bill for large groups — check for this before adding an additional tip.
- Rounding the per-person amount up to a convenient number can make splitting cash easier, even if it means a slightly larger tip overall.
