Free Online Typing Speed Test
Measure your words per minute and accuracy with a timed typing test.
About the Typing Speed Test
This test measures how quickly and accurately you type over a fixed 60-second window. It shows a short paragraph, highlights each character as you type it, and calculates words per minute from the characters you get right. It is aimed at anyone who wants a quick baseline: students practising for exams, office workers checking their data-entry speed, or gamers comparing keyboard skills.
How to use it
- Click the text box beneath the paragraph and start typing the displayed text.
- The timer starts on your first keystroke and counts down from 60 seconds.
- Watch the Words per minute panel and the accuracy percentage update as you go.
- When the timer reaches zero the box is disabled and your final score stays on screen.
- Click New test to load a different paragraph and reset the timer.
A practical example
Suppose you type 300 correct characters in one minute. The test divides that by five, the usual definition of a "word", and reports 60 WPM. If you typed 320 characters but only 300 matched the target, your speed stays based on the 300 correct characters while accuracy shows roughly 94%. That distinction matters: raw speed with many mistakes is less useful than a slightly slower, clean result.
How scoring works and what it cannot do
Characters are compared one position at a time against the target paragraph. Correct characters are counted and highlighted, wrong ones are marked, and the current position is outlined. Because comparison is positional, inserting an extra character shifts everything after it and can make later correct letters look wrong. Pasting is blocked so the result reflects typing rather than clipboard speed. The timer runs in the page and nothing you type leaves your browser; there is no account, history, or saved score.
Frequently asked questions
How is words per minute calculated?
The test counts correctly typed characters, divides by five to estimate words, then scales that to a full minute based on elapsed time.
Why did my accuracy drop after one mistake?
Comparison is by character position, so an extra or missing character shifts the rest of the line and later characters no longer line up with the target.
Can I pause or restart in the middle?
There is no pause. The clock runs from your first keystroke, and New test immediately discards the current attempt and loads a fresh paragraph.
Related tools: CPS Test, Reaction Time Test, Keyboard Tester.