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title: "Percentage Calculator"
subtitle: "A keyboard-first percentage calculator for all the \"wait, what's 23% of 416?\" and \"what's the percentage change from 80 to 95?\" moments that come up constantly in game design —…"
date: 2026-05-21T02:30:00.000Z
url: https://phaser.io/tutorials/desktop/percentage-calculator
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

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# Percentage Calculator

*A keyboard-first percentage calculator for all the "wait, what's 23% of 416?" and "what's the percentage change from 80 to 95?" moments that come up constantly in game design —…*

A keyboard-first percentage calculator for all the "wait, what's 23% of 416?" and "what's the percentage change from 80 to 95?" moments that come up constantly in game design — drop rates, XP curves, damage scaling, sale prices, you name it.

It's small, fast, and exactly what it sounds like.

## Features

- **Six modes** covering every common percentage question:
  - What is X% of Y?
  - What percentage of Y is X?
  - Percentage change from A to B (increase or decrease)
  - Increase a number by a percentage
  - Decrease a number by a percentage
  - Reverse percentage (find the original value given a known percentage result)
- **Live results.** Type and the answer updates as you go. No "calculate" button.
- **Keyboard-first.** Tab through fields, hit enter to move on. Use it without touching the mouse.
- **Multiple windows.** Open more than one if you're juggling several calculations at once.

## What you walk away with

- An answer. Quickly. Without opening a calculator app or doing arithmetic in your head and second-guessing it.

Tiny tool, frequent use. The kind of thing you don't think you need until it's been on your Desktop for a week and you've used it ten times.

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