How the typing test works
Pick a duration and start typing the passage shown above the box. The clock starts with your first keystroke, so there is no rush to get ready. Each character turns green when it is correct and red when it is wrong, and a marker shows where you are. If you finish the passage before time runs out, another one is added so you can keep going. When the time is up, the box locks and your results appear. Press New passage to try again with different text. Pasting is disabled, for obvious reasons.
How WPM is calculated
Typing speed is measured in words per minute, using the standard convention that one "word" is five characters, including spaces and punctuation. That makes scores comparable regardless of whether the passage uses long or short words. Your net WPM counts only correctly typed characters: correct characters ÷ 5 ÷ minutes. Raw WPM counts everything you typed, right or wrong, and shows your finger speed before errors. Accuracy is the share of keystrokes that were correct when you typed them, so a mistake still counts against you even if you fix it with backspace. This is how most professional tests work, and it rewards careful typing over frantic correcting.
What is a good typing speed?
- Around 40 WPM is a typical speed for adults who type regularly.
- 50 to 70 WPM is comfortably fast and suits most office jobs.
- Above 80 WPM is fast; professional typists and transcriptionists often reach 90 or more.
Accuracy matters as much as speed. Aim for 95% or higher; fixing errors costs more time than typing slightly slower.
Tips to type faster
Keep your fingers on the home row (ASDF and JKL;) and use all ten fingers. Look at the screen, not the keyboard. Practise slowly and accurately first; speed comes from muscle memory, and practising mistakes makes them permanent. Short daily sessions of ten to fifteen minutes beat occasional long ones. Good posture, a comfortable chair height and relaxed wrists also help you keep up a steady rhythm.
Privacy
Your typing is scored in the browser and nothing is recorded or sent anywhere.