# Create a Token

### Overview

Create a SmartDeFi™ token from the launchpad in a few steps.

The deployer lets you define token settings, taxes, backing asset, and launch path without writing a contract.

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### Before you start

Make these decisions first:

* Choose your launch path before final setup
* Pick a backing asset that fits your token design
* Review [Platform fees](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/platform-fees.md) before deployment

### Create your token

1. Open [SmartDeFi.com](https://smartdefi.com).
2. Select **Launch SD** in the left menu.
3. Open the **Create SmartDeFi Token** window.
4. Enter your token settings.
5. Click **Create Token** and confirm the transaction.

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If you plan to use the Bonding Curve launch method, follow [How to Create Token for Bonding Curve](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/sd-bonding-curve/how-to-create-token-for-bonding-curve.md). The steps below cover the standard token flow.
{% endhint %}

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### Main settings

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Choose the launch path first, then configure settings around that model. It helps avoid rework later.
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The token creation menu lets you configure:

* **Token name** — letters and numbers only
* **Token symbol**
* **Supply** — up to 5 quintillion
* **Backing tax** — sends value into the asset-backing pool on each trade
* **Backing asset** — the coin or token used for asset-backing, with **WBNB/WETH** as the default

{% hint style="warning" %}
SmartDeFi™ works best with backing assets that use **18 decimals**.

If you plan to launch an LGE, the decimals of the backing asset affect whether LGE participants can receive their asset-backing portion during **Claim Shares**.

Backing assets with fewer than **15 decimals** will likely not distribute the asset-backing portion during LGE claim events. Liquidity shares still work as intended, and the token can still use other SmartDeFi™ features.
{% endhint %}

### Tax options

You can also configure:

* **Burn tax** — burns tokens during trading
* **Liquidity tax** — adds paired liquidity
* **Growth tax** — sends tokens to the project wallet for operations
* **Staking tax** — funds staking rewards
* **Reflections tax** — distributes token rewards to holders
* **Different buy and sell taxes**

By default, **transfer tax** follows the buy tax settings.

The combined limit is **50% max on buys** and **50% max on sells**.

{% hint style="success" %}
The default protocol fee is **0.3%**.

If your custom tax is **5%**, the total effective tax is **5.3%**.

If the project uses FEG as its backing asset, the protocol fee drops to **0.1%**. See [Platform fees](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/platform-fees.md) for details.
{% endhint %}

Once you confirm the transaction, the token is created and the full supply is sent to your wallet.

### Choose how to launch

After token creation, choose one of these launch methods:

* [Presale Launch (LGE)](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/presale-launch.md)
* [SD Bonding Curve](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/sd-bonding-curve.md)
* [Private Liquidity Launch](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/private-liquidity-launch.md)

If you do not use a presale or bonding curve, you must add liquidity manually before the token can trade publicly on PancakeSwap or Uniswap.

### Related pages

* [Token Launchpad](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad.md)
* [Platform fees](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/platform-fees.md)
* [Project Owner Dashboard: Add Logo, Token info, Update Tokenomics and more](/smartdefi-tm-platform/token-launchpad/create-a-token/project-owner-dashboard-add-logo-token-info-update-tokenomics-and-more.md)


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