Typing speed test
Type common English words for 60 seconds and see your words per minute, accuracy and consistency. The clock starts with your first key.
The timer starts with your first key.Tab or Esc restarts
How the test works
- Words per minute
- The characters you typed correctly, spaces included, divided by five (the standard length of a word), per minute of the test. A 15- or 30-second test is scaled to a full minute the same way.
- Raw speed
- Every character you typed, mistakes included, on the same five-character scale.
- Accuracy
- The share of keystrokes that hit the right key. A mistake you go back and fix still counts against it.
- Consistency
- How even your pace was from word to word. Steady typists score near 100%.
Space moves on to the next word, and any letters left unfinished count as misses. Backspace fixes the current word, or steps back into the previous one if it has a mistake. Press Tab or Esc to restart with new words.
Getting faster starts with your weak spots
Every test also feeds your habit profile: the keys you hesitate on, the moves between letters that slow you down, and the slips you repeat. Typing practice turns that profile into text aimed at those weak spots, so the next test goes better. See what it has found so far in your habits.
Our guides go further: what counts as a good typing speed, how to type faster and how to improve accuracy, each with the research behind it.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good typing speed?
In a 2018 study of 168,000 people who took an online typing test, the average was 52 words per minute and the fastest typed about 120 (Aalto University and University of Cambridge).
Above 60 WPM is faster than most people, and 90+ is very fast. Our guide to what a good typing speed is has the full percentile table.
| Speed | Level |
|---|---|
| Under 30 WPM | Learning |
| 30–50 WPM | Typical |
| 50–70 WPM | Above average |
| 70–90 WPM | Fast |
| 90+ WPM | Very fast |
Sources: Aalto University: The traits of fast typists discovered by analysing 136 million keystrokes (2018); Dhakal, Feit, Kristensson and Oulasvirta: Observations on Typing from 136 Million Keystrokes (CHI 2018)
How is WPM calculated?
Every 5 characters count as one word, spaces included, so long and short words count fairly. WPM = correctly typed characters ÷ 5 ÷ minutes, timed from your first keystroke; a letter you fix counts once it is right. Raw speed counts every character you typed, including mistakes and letters you deleted.
What is the difference between accuracy and raw speed?
Accuracy is the share of your keystrokes that hit the right key. A mistake still counts against it after you fix it, and Backspace itself doesn’t count. Raw speed is how fast you pressed keys, right or wrong. The gap between raw speed and WPM shows how much your mistakes cost you.
How do I type faster?
The same study found that fast typists make fewer mistakes and overlap keystrokes, pressing the next key before releasing the last (“rollover”), in 40–70% of keystrokes.
So go for accuracy first, keep a steady rhythm, and practice the specific keys and key pairs that slow you down; our practice mode builds that text for you. For a step-by-step plan, see how to type faster.
Source: University of Cambridge: What makes a faster typist? (2018)
Is a one-minute test long enough?
A minute gives a stable estimate. 15- and 30-second tests vary more, so take a few and look at the average.