Memecoin guide

Create a token like BONK

Make a BONK-style memecoin on Solana under your own name and logo, without writing code. 0.1 SOL base fee, 0.4 SOL with the three safety options that are on by default.

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This guide is not affiliated with BONK. You can't use BONK's name, ticker or logo to pass your token off as BONK.

What is BONK?

BONK is Solana's first community dog-themed memecoin. It was airdropped to Solana NFT holders and DeFi users in December 2022, reaching a multi-billion dollar market cap.

BONK shows how far a community-first memecoin can go on Solana. You can create your own community token with a similar setup, under your own name and branding.

BONK at a glance

Chain
Solana
Category
Memecoin
Supply
~88,000,000,000,000 (after burns)
Decimals
5

Matching this supply needs fewer decimals

Solana token amounts must fit in a 64-bit number, so supply × 10decimals can't go above about 18.4 quintillion. At 9 decimals that caps supply at about 18,400,000,000 tokens. A 88,000,000,000,000 supply needs 5 decimals or fewer.

Our pick: keep the form's default of 1,000,000,000 at 9 decimals. If you want the big number, enter 88,000,000,000,000 and set decimals to 5.

How to create a BONK-style token

  1. 1.

    Connect your wallet

    Open the Create token page and connect Phantom or another Solana wallet.

  2. 2.

    Give it its own identity

    Choose your own name, ticker and logo. Keep the default 1,000,000,000 supply at 9 decimals, or for a BONK-sized supply enter 88,000,000,000,000 with 5 decimals or fewer.

  3. 3.

    Choose the safety options

    Remove mint authority, remove freeze authority and lock metadata are on by default (0.4 SOL in total). Each one you turn off saves 0.1 SOL.

  4. 4.

    Create it, then add liquidity

    Approve the transaction in your wallet. To make the token tradeable, create a Raydium CPMM pool on the Liquidity page.

What it costs

Base fee0.1 SOL
Remove mint authority+0.1 SOL
Remove freeze authority+0.1 SOL
Lock metadata+0.1 SOL
Default total (all three on)0.4 SOL
Solana network costs (rent and fee)~0.02 SOL

Creating a Raydium CPMM pool has no platform fee; Raydium's own pool fee applies.

Questions

How do I create a token like BONK on Solana?

On SPL Token Launcher, connect your wallet, choose your own name, ticker and logo, set the supply and decimals, keep or turn off the safety options, and approve one transaction. The base fee is 0.1 SOL; with all three safety options (on by default) it is 0.4 SOL.

What supply and decimals should I use for a BONK-style token?

BONK has a supply of ~88,000,000,000,000 (after burns). Solana token amounts must fit in a 64-bit number, so supply × 10^decimals can't go above about 18.4 quintillion. At 9 decimals that caps supply at about 18.4 billion tokens, so a 88,000,000,000,000 supply needs 5 decimals or fewer. Most new tokens use the form default of 1,000,000,000 at 9 decimals.

Can I call my token BONK or use its logo?

No. Creating your own token is fine, but using BONK's name, ticker or logo to pass your token off as BONK is impersonation, misleads buyers and can infringe trademarks. Give your token its own name, ticker and artwork.

How do I make my token tradeable?

After creating your token, create a Raydium CPMM pool on the Liquidity page and pair it with SOL. SPL Token Launcher charges no platform fee for the pool; Raydium's own pool fee applies. Once the pool exists, aggregators such as Jupiter can route trades to it.

Ready to make your own?

Fill in a name and ticker, approve one transaction, and the full supply goes to your wallet.

Create your token

Creating or buying tokens involves financial risk and crypto prices are volatile. Do your own research.