Typing test
Type for 15 seconds to 5 minutes and see your words a minute, accuracy and how steady you were, counted as the page says, on your device.
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Free typing test
Type common words, passages from classic books or numbers for 15 seconds to 5 minutes, and see your words a minute, your raw speed, your accuracy and how steady you were second by second, each counted by a formula the page shows. Nothing you type leaves your device, and there are no adverts to interrupt a test.
No account, no limits on use, and your files never leave your device: each tool runs in the browser.
The tools
How to, step by step
- What is a good typing speed? Average WPM by the numbers
The average typist manages about 52 words a minute on a computer and 36 on a phone. What the numbers mean, and how to measure your own in your browser.
- How is WPM calculated? Net, raw and accuracy explained
A word is five characters. How words per minute, raw speed, accuracy and consistency are worked out, and why typing sites give different scores.
- How to type faster: practice that really works
What the fastest typists in a study of 168,000 people did differently, and a simple way to practise with a one minute typing test in your browser.
- Typing test for a job application: what WPM employers want
Many jobs ask for a typing speed, often 35 to 45 net words a minute over five minutes. What that means, which tests employers accept, and how to practise.