Typing Speed Test
Find out how fast you type. Start typing the text below and your words-per-minute (WPM) and accuracy update live. The test lasts 60 seconds.
How it works
Click into the text box and start typing the highlighted passage — the timer starts automatically on your first keystroke, not before. Each character you type is checked against the target: correct characters turn light, mistakes turn red, and your WPM and accuracy update live as you go. When the clock runs out, typing stops and your final stats appear. Words per minute is calculated from correct characters, not raw keystrokes. We take your correct character count, divide by 5 (the standard length of one "word"), then divide by the minutes elapsed. Accuracy is simpler: correct keystrokes divided by total keystrokes typed, including any mistakes. An average typist scores around 40 WPM. Administrative and data-entry roles typically expect 60-75 WPM, and competitive typists can exceed 100 WPM. If you're below 95% accuracy, slow down before trying to type faster — errors compound, since every wrong character stops counting toward your net WPM. Speed follows accuracy, not the other way around.
Frequently asked questions
- How is typing speed (WPM) calculated?
- Words per minute uses the standard of 5 characters per word. We count your correctly-typed characters, divide by 5, then divide by the minutes elapsed.
- What is a good typing speed?
- The average is around 40 WPM. 60–70 WPM is fast, and professional typists often exceed 80–100 WPM. Accuracy matters as much as raw speed.
- Is this typing test free?
- Yes — it's completely free, runs in your browser, and needs no signup or download.
- Why does a single mistake lower my WPM more than expected?
- WPM here counts only correctly-typed characters, so a mistake doesn't just cost one character — it stops everything typed over it from counting toward your net WPM. On short tests especially, one bad word can pull your score down several WPM. Slowing down slightly to avoid errors usually raises your final score more than typing faster does.