Create a token

After this, you'll have your token created on the launchpad of your choice, ready to configure and launch.

Creating a token is the first step of a launch. You give it a name, a symbol and an image, and pick where it lives. Configuring the launch (mode, amounts, wallets) comes next, on Configure your launch.

Before you start

Your primary wallet is set up. It is the deployer wallet that creates your token.
Your token image is ready. If it's a GIF, it must be square.

Open the form and pick a launchpad

Click Create Token, then pick the launchpad your project targets. See Choosing a launchpad.

Fill in the core details

Every launchpad needs these:

Name: 1 to 32 characters.
Symbol, also called the ticker: 1 to 10 letters or numbers.
Description.
Image. An image is required.

Add the optional extras

Socials: X, Telegram and website, if you have them.
Vanity address: a contract address that ends in a suffix you choose. See Setting a vanity address.

Set the deployer and create

Set your deployer wallet; your primary wallet is used by default. Click Create.

Choosing a launchpad

On Solana, Ballistic creates tokens on pump.fun and on StonkFun, a launchpad for tokens paired with tokenised stocks. pump.fun tokens use the newer Solana token standard (Token-2022) by default.

On Robinhood Chain, you create the token on Pons as the first step of a Pons launch. See Reserve mode.

Setting a vanity address

A vanity address is a contract address that ends in a suffix you choose. For example, a pump.fun token can end in "pump".

Ballistic claims the address from a pool of pre-generated addresses that match the suffix. This is optional. Skip it and your token gets a standard address.

Verify

After you click Create, Ballistic creates your token on the launchpad and takes you to the launch configuration step. You should see your token's name, symbol and image there. If you don't, check What can go wrong.

What can go wrong

Symptom	Likely cause	Fix
Name or symbol rejected	The name is over 32 characters, or the symbol is not 1 to 10 letters or numbers	Shorten the name to 32 characters or fewer. Use only letters and numbers in the symbol, 1 to 10 characters.
Image rejected	You uploaded a GIF that is not square	Use a square GIF (equal width and height), or upload a non-GIF image.
I don't see CTO here	Taking over an existing token (CTO) is a separate flow from creating a new one	See Community takeover (CTO).