Abstract: Ceramic cutting tips for cutting-tools are provided with an encircling bevel and a shaping stage for the chip. The bevel (3) runs at an angle (.alpha.) of from 15 to 35 degrees and adjacent thereto there is a channel (5) which has a cross-section in the form of a segment of a circle, the chord (6) of which also runs at an angle of from 15 to 35 degrees with respect to the top surface (4). The length of the chord (6) is between 0.5 and 1.5 mm and the radius (R) of the channel (5) is between 0.6 and 2.5 mm. The hollow channels (5) run out in the corner region of the cutting tip (2) and form a nose (8).