See how fast you type in words per minute, with your accuracy counted too. The 60-second timer starts the moment you type your first letter. No sign-up – just start typing.
Please type — pasting is disabled for a fair test.
Tips to improve your score are in our guide: How to Check Your Typing Speed in WPM
How to use the Typing Speed Test
- Read the sample text shown above the typing box so you know what is coming.
- Click into the typing box and start typing. The 60-second timer starts on your first keystroke, not before.
- Type the text exactly as shown, including spaces and punctuation. Correct letters turn green and mistakes turn red as you go.
- Keep going until the time runs out or you finish the text.
- Your score appears underneath: speed in WPM, accuracy as a percentage, and the raw counts of correct and incorrect characters.
How it works
Typing speed is measured in words per minute, or WPM. The test uses the standard method: it counts the characters you typed correctly, divides them by five (the average length of a word, including a space), then divides by the time in minutes. So accuracy matters as much as speed. Wrong characters do not count towards your score, which is why rushing and making mistakes often gives a worse result than typing steadily.
How do the scores stack up? Under 25 WPM is typical for a beginner who is still looking at the keyboard. Around 35 to 45 WPM is a fair average for everyday typing. Many office jobs are comfortable at 50 WPM and above, and fast typists reach 70 WPM or more. Pasting is disabled during the test, because a pasted score would tell you nothing about your real speed.
Worked example
Say you type the first 44 characters of the sample text, every one of them correct, in about 15 seconds. The maths is 44 divided by 5, which is 8.8 words, divided by a quarter of a minute. That gives roughly 35 WPM at 100% accuracy. Now imagine the same speed with a few errors mixed in. The wrong characters stop counting, so the score drops even though your fingers moved just as fast.
Common mistakes
- Staring at the keyboard instead of the text. Every glance down costs more time than a slow, steady rhythm.
- Racing at the start and making errors. Mistakes do not count towards your WPM, and fixing them costs extra seconds.
- Holding your breath and tensing up on a long word. Relaxed hands make fewer errors.
- Judging yourself on one test. Scores jump around. Take the test three times and use the middle result.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Why is pasting disabled?
Because the point is to measure your typing, not your copying. If pasting worked, anyone could score hundreds of WPM and the result would mean nothing.
Q: Does accuracy really matter that much?
Yes. Only correct characters count towards your WPM, and in real work every error has to be found and fixed later. A steady 40 WPM at 98% accuracy is more useful than a messy 55 WPM at 85%.
Q: How can I get faster?
Practise a little each day, keep your eyes on the screen, and place your fingers on the home row keys (F and J have small bumps to guide you). Speed builds slowly over a few weeks, not in one sitting.