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Payments & Checkout

Enable checkout tipping

Offer optional tips across Square and supported alternative payment methods without preselecting a tip.

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Plan availability: Pro. Tipping requires Pro under the active production matrix. The active production feature matrix is authoritative if an administrator changes an entitlement.

Turn on tipping

Checkout Settings Payments and tips panel with optional tipping controls.

Offer optional preset or custom tips while keeping no tip selected by default.

  1. Open Checkout Settings.
  2. Open Payments & tips.
  3. Enable Enable tipping in checkout.
  4. Set Preset tip buttons and decide whether to Allow custom tip.
  5. Keep Preselect no tip enabled when customers should opt in deliberately.

What customers see

Customers see tip choices for supported Square and alternative payment methods. They can choose a preset or enter a custom amount when enabled.

Common problems

  • Tips are optional checkout additions, not product discounts.
  • A tip fee nudge should explain the merchant’s processing choice rather than imply a tip is required.
  • Preview each payment method because method availability is still resolved independently.

Next steps


Keywords

tipping, tips, gratuity, custom tip, tip buttons, checkout tips

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