Spin the wheel of names
Choose one name from a visible wheel for a classroom activity, turn order or a friendly decision. Enter one name per line, inspect the sectors, then spin. The selected name remains available as text for copying.
Free to use. No email or account required.
Your inputs
Calculations run in your browser. Inputs are not saved or sent to analytics.
Your result
Complete the inputs to see your result.
How it works
- The winner is chosen before the wheel animates. Every sector represents one line, and the pointer finishes over the chosen sector. No names are uploaded or stored by this tool.
- Worked example
- Alex / Sam / Robin / Kim → 1/4 = 25%
Assumptions and limitations
Use 2–50 entries of at most 40 characters. Each line has one equal chance; repeated names therefore have extra chances. Selection uses browser cryptographic randomness with rejection sampling. Animation does not change the outcome. Reduced-motion preferences are respected. Not a certified lottery or gambling system.
How to use this tool
Enter one name per line and spin. Match the pointer’s numbered segment to the listed entry. Repeated lines remain separate entries and therefore affect each name’s overall chance.
When this is useful
Choose a speaking turn or a casual activity fairly among entries. The animation displays an already selected random result; it is not a certified lottery or an auditable prize system.
Sources
- MDN — cryptographic randomness Sources reviewed: 2026-10-28
Processing and privacy
The calculation or transformation runs in your browser. The tool does not send its input values or generated output to an application server. Loading a page still makes infrastructure requests; optional analytics and Google consent messages have separate controls.
Privacy Policy. Privacy & preferences in the footer controls optional analytics.
Sources and maintenance
Maintained by emonster. Sources are listed with their own review dates; these are not live-data timestamps or claims of independent expert certification.
