Head tail: Note

Note: Before tossing a coin, make an implicit convention in your mind, or with your partner, a specific rule. For example: If the result is tails, you have the right to choose, if the result is heads, the other player has the right to choose. Or you are confused between two options A and B, you decide that if the result is heads, choose A, if the result is tails, choose B. The rest is simply to click the button: Flip coin and wait for the results. With just one click you can simulate countless coin tosses and get instant results. Whether you need to make a decision, play a game or explore opportunities, our easy-to-use simulator provides a fun and accurate way to determine heads or tails. It was originally called “navia aut caput” (ship or head), where the image on the Roman coin—a ship or the emperor’s head—determined the result. Since then, flipping coins has evolved and become a universal tool for fair, randomized decisions across many cultures. What Are the Odds of Getting Heads or Tails? The tails side of a coin is so called simply because it lies opposite the "head", by analogy with an animal that has a head at one end and a tail at the other. Today, the expression is widely used in games of chance, sports, and competitions to determine who goes first or to assign random advantages or disadvantages.