solana-program-examples/tokens/create-token/README.md

Create an SPL Token

This example demonstrates how to create an SPL Token on Solana with some metadata such as a token symbol and icon.

:key: Keys:

• SPL Tokens by default have 9 decimals, and NFTs have 0 decimals. "Decimals" here means the number of decimal; ie. a token with 3 decimals will be tracked in increments of 0.001.
  
• You can use Metaplex's Token Metadata Program to create metadata for your token.
• Steps:
  1. Create an account for the Mint.
  2. Initialize that account as a Mint Account.
  3. Create a metadata account associated with that Mint Account.