Typing speed test. WPM, measured honestly.

How to use the Typing Speed Test

This test measures how fast and how accurately you type a short passage. It grades every character as you type, counts five characters as one word, and gives you net and raw words per minute, accuracy and a consistency score at the end. It is for anyone who wants a quick, private check of their typing speed or a daily practice drill.

Step by step

1. 1
   Pick a test length

   Under Test length, choose 15s (the default), 30s, 60s or 120s for a timed test, or Passage to type one passage with no time limit. Changing the length keeps the same passage and starts over.

2. 2
   Click the text and start typing

   Click the passage, then type it exactly, including capitals and punctuation. The timer starts with your first key, not when you click. Enter and Tab do nothing inside the test, so you cannot jump out of it by accident.

3. 3
   Watch the live numbers

   WPM, Accuracy and Errors update as you type, and the last box shows the seconds Remaining in a timed test or the Time so far in Passage mode. Correct characters turn green and mistakes turn red; a missed space shows as a lighter red block.

4. 4
   Fix mistakes if you want

   Backspace removes characters and the whole line is graded again, so a corrected mistake no longer counts as an error.

5. 5
   Read your results

   The test ends when the time runs out or when you reach the end of the passage, whichever comes first. A Results card appears below with your speed and the details.

6. 6
   Go again

   Press Try again or Restart (same) to retype the same passage, or New passage for one picked at random from the built in set of 10. The random pick can land on the passage you just typed.

Reading the result

• Words per minute is net speed: correct characters divided by 5, divided by the minutes taken. Typing 150 correct characters in 30 seconds gives 30 words in half a minute, or 60 WPM.
• Raw WPM counts every character in your text, right or wrong, the same way. The gap between raw and net shows what mistakes cost you.
• Accuracy is correct characters as a share of the characters in your text when the test ends. Correct characters and Incorrect characters list both counts.
• Consistency samples your speed about once a second and shows how even it stayed, where 100% means a perfectly steady pace. It shows a dash when the test was too short to take two samples.
• Best, at the top right, is your highest net WPM on this device. A New best! badge appears when you beat it, as long as you typed at least 10 characters.

Tips and common mistakes

• Each passage is only 150 to 178 characters. At 60s anyone typing faster than about 36 WPM reaches the end before the clock does, and at 120s nearly everyone does. The test then stops early and your WPM is worked out over the time you actually took.
• Short tests swing a lot. Use 60s or Passage mode for a number you can compare from day to day.
• Autocorrect, automatic capitals and spell check are switched off in the test field, so what you type is exactly what gets graded.
• Corrected mistakes are not counted against accuracy, but the time spent fixing them still lowers your WPM.

Privacy and limits

Your typing is graded in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere. Only your best net WPM is kept, as a single number in this browser's local storage; the text you type is not saved. Clearing site data removes the best score.

Back to the tool

Everything a typing test should measure.

• Measure your WPM with timed tests of 15, 30, 60 or 120 seconds, or type a full passage untimed.
• Watch live per-character highlighting: green for correct, red for errors, with a cursor that follows you and auto-scrolls.
• Track accuracy and errors precisely, the results split correct and incorrect characters, and backspace corrections are re-graded fairly.
• See net vs raw WPM: net counts only correct keystrokes, raw counts everything, the gap shows how costly your mistakes were.
• Check your consistency, speed is sampled every second and scored on how steady your pace stayed.
• Keep a best score saved locally on this device, with a “New best!” flag every time you beat it.

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