Typing Test: WPM Speed and Accuracy
Take a timed typing test from 15 seconds to 10 minutes and see your WPM, your accuracy and the keys you need to practice.
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Six lengths, two kinds of text
Run a quick 15, 30 or 60 second check or a 2, 5 or 10 minute test. Type random common words, with optional punctuation and numbers, or continuous paragraphs like those in many clerical and government typing exams.
Net and gross WPM, with the formulas
Net WPM and accuracy update as you type. When the clock stops you also get gross WPM, characters per minute, an error count and a chart of your speed across the test. Every formula is printed under the test.
Practice the keys you miss
Each test records which expected characters you got wrong. The result lists your weakest keys and offers a practice round built mostly from words that contain them.
How to take a typing test
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Choose a test length from 15 seconds to 10 minutes, and pick Words or Paragraph.
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Click or tap the text, then start typing. The clock starts on your first key.
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Type until the time runs out. Use Backspace to fix mistakes, or press Esc to start over with new text.
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Read your net WPM and accuracy, then select Practice these keys or Next test.
What people use this tool for
- Check your speed and accuracy in 60 seconds before a job application asks for a WPM figure.
- Practice 5 and 10 minute paragraph passages before a clerical or government typing exam.
- Find the keys you get wrong most often and drill them in short practice rounds.
- Keep a personal best for each test length while you learn to touch type.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is WPM calculated in this typing test?
Five characters count as one word. Gross WPM is every character in your text when the time ends, including wrong and extra ones and spaces, divided by five and then by the minutes. Net WPM counts only correctly typed characters, so it is the figure to quote. A character is correct only if it matches the expected one at that position.
How is accuracy calculated?
Accuracy is correct keystrokes divided by total keystrokes. Each character is judged at the moment you type it, so a mistake you go back and fix still counts as a mistake. Backspace itself is not counted. The percentage is cut to one decimal place, not rounded up, so 100% always means no mistakes.
What is a good typing speed?
It depends on what you need. For everyday work, a good speed is one where typing no longer interrupts your thinking, and accuracy matters more than a high number because fixing mistakes costs time. Typing exams set their own required speed, test length and error rules, so check the official notice for yours. Otherwise, treat your personal best as the mark to beat.
Can I use it to prepare for a government or clerical typing exam?
Yes, for practice. Choose Paragraph and the 5 or 10 minute length to type continuous prose. The passages are original English text written for this tool, not past exam papers, and the scoring may not match your exam's rules for errors or Backspace. The test is English only; there are no Hindi passages.
How does the practice mode work?
The tool counts how often each expected character came up and how often you got it wrong, and the result lists the keys you missed, weakest first. Practice these keys starts a round in which about three words in four are picked for those keys: words containing the letter, or short words if the key is Space. If a weak key is a punctuation mark or a digit, the round adds punctuation or numbers. Practice rounds are labeled and never change your personal best.
How does Backspace work, and can I go back to an earlier word?
Backspace deletes characters in the word you are typing. At the start of a word it returns to the previous word only if you left a mistake in it; a correctly typed word is locked. Pressing Space early moves on and counts the skipped characters as missed. Pasting is turned off. Esc starts a new test at any time, and Tab restarts a test in progress.
Does the typing test work on a phone?
Yes. Tap the text to open your keyboard. Typing goes through a real text field instead of key codes, so on-screen keyboards work, and curly quotes or long dashes that a phone inserts count as their plain versions. If autocorrect changes your words, turn it off in your keyboard settings.
Is anything saved or uploaded?
Nothing is uploaded: the test runs in your browser. Your personal best for each length and text type, a count of how often you missed each key, and your last settings are kept in this browser's local storage. Select Clear saved results to erase them. They do not sync between devices.