Tip Calculator
Add the tip, split the bill, and settle up without passing a phone around the table.
Tip calculator
Enter the bill and the tip. Add a number of people to split the total.
Recent calculations
What this calculator does
It turns a bill and a tip percentage into four numbers you can act on: the tip itself, the total to pay, each person's share of that total, and each person's share of the tip. The split field is optional — leave it blank and you get the single-diner version.
Everything runs inside your browser, so it works on a phone with a weak signal, which is precisely when you tend to need it.
How to use it
- Enter the bill total as printed on the receipt.
- Enter the tip percentage you want to leave.
- Optionally enter how many people are splitting the bill.
- Read the total and the per-person figures.
The formulas
Worked example
A 1,450 dinner bill, 15% tip, four people
- Tip: 1,450 × 0.15 = 217.50
- Total: 1,450 + 217.50 = 1,667.50
- Each person: 1,667.50 ÷ 4 = 416.88
Doing it in your head
Find 10% by shifting the decimal point one place left. Half of that is 5%. From those two pieces you can build most common tips: 15% is 10% plus 5%, 20% is 10% doubled, and 12.5% is 10% plus a quarter of it. On a 1,450 bill, 10% is 145, so 15% is 145 + 72.50 = 217.50 — the same figure the calculator produced.
Common mistakes
Tipping on a bill that already includes service. Many restaurants add a service charge automatically. Check the itemised lines before adding a further percentage.
Rounding each share up separately. Four people each rounding up to the nearest note can leave a surprisingly large surplus. Round the total once, then divide.
Splitting evenly when the orders were not. An even split is only fair when everyone ordered similarly. Where they did not, work out each share of the bill first and apply the tip percentage to each.