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Create a Solana Token

Learn the different ways to create a fungible token on Solana and why Metaplex tools save you time.

What You'll Learn

  • Why creating a token with the Solana CLI alone leaves you with an unrecognizable token
  • How the Metaplex CLI (mplx) creates a complete token with metadata in one command
  • Where to go for programmatic (SDK) token creation

Prerequisites

The Solana CLI Way (spl-token)

The Solana CLI can create tokens with spl-token create-token, spl-token create-account, and spl-token mint, but it only interacts with the SPL Token Program — it has no concept of metadata.

Tokens Without Metadata Are Invisible

A token created with only spl-token has no name, no symbol, no image. Wallets and explorers will show it as an "Unknown Token" with just a raw address. Adding metadata requires manually calling the Token Metadata program, which means uploading images, creating JSON metadata, and writing custom code.

The Metaplex CLI Way (mplx)

The Metaplex CLI handles everything in a single command:

mplx toolbox token create \

  --name "My Token" \

  --symbol "TKN" \

  --decimals 9 \

  --mint-amount 1000000 \

  --image ./logo.png

That one command uploads your image, creates and uploads the JSON metadata, creates the mint and metadata accounts, and mints the initial supply into your wallet.

You can also use the interactive wizard:

mplx toolbox token create --wizard

See the CLI token create reference for all available options.

Programmatic Token Creation

If you need to create tokens from code (TypeScript), see Create a Fungible Token for full examples using the Metaplex Kit and Umi SDKs.

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