TikTok’s virtual currency used to buy gifts is called Coins.
Users purchase Coins with real money and exchange them for virtual Gifts, commonly during videos and livestreams. Each Gift has a different Coin value, allowing viewers to support creators or react to content in a more visible way.
Coins are not the same as Gifts or Diamonds. Coins belong to the viewer; Gifts are the virtual items sent to creators; and Diamonds are part of TikTok’s creator-reward system. TikTok’s virtual-items policy also states that Coins are platform items, not general-purpose cash.
Availability, pricing, age requirements, and eligible features can vary by country. In many regions, users must be adults to buy Coins or send Gifts, and TikTok may change the exchange rates or available virtual items.