Typing Speed Test
Measure your typing speed and accuracy on a 60-second passage.
Click the box above and start typing to begin the test
This tool measures how fast and accurately you type. Click the box and, as soon as you press a key, a 60-second timer starts; type the passage shown and it tracks your words per minute, accuracy and error count live, then shows a final result. Pick one of three difficulty levels and it draws a random passage to type. Everything runs in your browser — no sign-in and nothing uploaded.
How the test runs
Choose a difficulty — Easy (short pangram-style lines), Medium (standard sentences, the default) or Hard (longer, technical sentences) — and the tool picks one passage at random from that set. Click the box and start typing: the timer starts on your first keystroke and counts down from 60 seconds. Each character is checked against the passage as you go, so correct letters and mistakes are coloured differently and the cursor advances one character at a time. The test ends when you finish the passage or when the 60 seconds run out, whichever comes first — and since each passage is a single sentence, most runs finish well before the timer does.
How WPM and accuracy are figured
Words per minute uses the standard convention that every five characters typed count as one "word": the tool divides the total characters you have entered by five, then by the minutes elapsed. That makes it a gross speed — it counts every keystroke, so mistakes do not pull the WPM down directly. Instead they show up in the separate Accuracy figure, which is the percentage of your keystrokes that matched the passage, and in the Errors counter, which tallies how many characters were wrong.
Strict typing, and reading the result
There is no going back: Backspace and the arrow keys are disabled, so a mistyped character is locked in as an error and you move straight on to the next one. That keeps the count honest but means you cannot fix typos mid-run. When the test ends, an overlay shows your Final WPM and Accuracy; Try Again or Restart draws a fresh random passage, as does changing the difficulty. Treat the numbers as a casual practice benchmark — the passages are short and vary from run to run — rather than a formal or certified typing assessment.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the timer start and stop?
It starts on your first keystroke and counts down from 60 seconds. The test ends when you finish the passage or the timer reaches zero, whichever comes first. Because passages are single sentences, most runs end early.
How is WPM calculated here?
Every five characters typed count as one word, so it is total characters divided by five, divided by the minutes elapsed. This is a gross speed: mistakes do not reduce WPM directly, they lower your separate Accuracy score instead.
Can I fix a mistake with Backspace?
No. Backspace and the arrow keys are disabled, so a wrong character is counted as an error and you continue to the next one. You cannot correct typos during a run.
Why does my speed change so much between tries?
Each run draws a random passage from the difficulty you chose, and a longer or harder passage affects your pace and error count. It is a casual benchmark, not a certified test, and nothing is uploaded.