Measure your typing speed in words per minute
Click the text box and start typing the text you see. The timer starts with your first key. Correct letters turn dark, mistakes are marked in red, and when the time is up you get your speed in words per minute (WPM) plus your accuracy. As usual for typing tests, one “word” counts as five correctly typed characters.
Choose 30 seconds for a quick check or 2 minutes for a more reliable result. The practice texts are short everyday paragraphs written for this site, mixed in a new order every time. Your best score for each duration is saved in your browser.
How to use
- Choose the duration: 30 seconds, 1 minute or 2 minutes.
- Click the text and start typing – the timer starts with the first key.
- Fix mistakes with Backspace or just keep going.
- When time is up, see your WPM and accuracy. Press Restart for a new text.
Ideas for using it
- Job applications. check your speed before an office or data-entry test.
- Students. track progress while learning to touch type.
- Friends challenge. same duration, highest WPM wins.
- Warm-up. one minute before a long writing session.