Need a quick heads or tails, but have no coin in your pocket? Tap the button, watch the coin spin through the air, and get a fair answer in a moment.
How to use the coin flip
- Decide which side means what before you start.
- Press Flip the coin, or click the coin itself.
- Read the result under the coin when it lands.
- Watch the tally to see your heads and tails so far, and copy or download your flips if you need them.
Who uses the Coin Flip
Settling small disagreements
Who picks the film? Who does the washing up? A coin flip is quick, and most people accept it as fair. Everyone can watch the result on the same screen, so nobody needs to take your word for it.
Starting a game
Many sports and board games begin by choosing who goes first. A digital coin is handy when nobody carries cash, and full screen makes the flip easy for a whole team to see.
Teaching probability
A coin is the classic first lesson in chance. Ask students to guess how many heads they will get in 20 flips, then check the tally. Comparing small and large numbers of flips shows how results settle over time.
Breaking your own deadlock
When two options seem equally good, a flip can help you move on. Your reaction to the result can be useful too, because feeling let down may show which option you were really hoping for.
Choosing sides for a game
A quick flip works well for picking ends or kicking off a match in the park, even if nobody has any change on them.
What to expect from a fair coin
Each flip has the same 50% chance of heads or tails, and the coin has no memory. After five heads in a row, the next flip is still 50% heads. That streak feels unlikely, but with enough flips, streaks like it are normal.
A short run rarely splits evenly. In 10 flips, an exact 5 and 5 happens only about a quarter of the time. Over hundreds of flips, the share of heads settles closer to half, which you can watch in the tally.
Settling a decision fairly
- Agree which side means what before you flip.
- Agree that the first result counts, and that nobody asks for best of three afterwards.
- If you feel disappointed by the result, that may tell you what you really wanted.
Coin Flip questions
Is this coin flip fair?
Yes. Each result comes from your browser's cryptographic random number generator, with an equal chance of heads or tails. It is chosen before the animation starts, and previous flips have no effect on it.
I got heads many times in a row. Is something wrong?
Probably not. Streaks are a normal part of chance. Five heads in a row happens about once in every 32 tries, so over many flips you should expect to see runs like that.
Can I flip several coins at once?
This page flips one coin at a time. For a batch of results, flip it repeatedly and read the tally, which keeps count of heads and tails for you.
Should this decide something important?
A coin is great for choices where either result is fine. For anything to do with health, money or the law, please take advice from someone qualified. Chance cannot weigh up what matters to you.
Are my flips saved?
Your flips stay on the page until you clear them or close it, and they are not sent to a server. Use Copy or Download CSV if you want to keep them.
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