Typing Speed Test
Test your typing speed in 30, 60 or 120 seconds. Get your WPM, raw WPM and accuracy with live word highlighting — free, no sign-up.
About the Typing Speed Test
Find out how fast you really type. Pick a duration — 30, 60 or 120 seconds — and start typing the paragraph of common English words shown above the box. The timer starts on your first keystroke, words light up as you get them right and are struck through when you slip, and pasting is disabled to keep things honest.
When time runs out you get the numbers that matter: WPM counted from correctly typed words (the standard measure), raw WPM based on total characters, accuracy as a percentage, and total characters typed. Every restart generates a fresh random word sequence, so you can't memorise the test.
As a benchmark, the average typist manages around 40 WPM, 60+ is good, 80+ is fast, and professional typists exceed 100. Regular short tests are a great way to track progress while you learn touch typing — try a 60-second run daily and watch your score climb.
How to Use the Typing Speed Test
- 1Choose a test length: 30, 60 or 120 seconds.
- 2Click the typing box and start typing the words shown — the timer starts automatically.
- 3Watch words highlight green-tinted for correct, struck through for wrong.
- 4When time is up, review your WPM, raw WPM and accuracy, then restart with new words.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good typing speed in words per minute?
The average typist manages about 40 WPM. Anything above 60 WPM is good and comfortably covers most office work, 80+ WPM is fast, and 100+ puts you in professional-typist territory — transcriptionists and competitive typists often exceed 120. Accuracy matters as much as speed: 90 WPM at 85% accuracy produces slower, messier work than 70 WPM at 99%.
How is WPM calculated in this test?
The headline WPM counts the words you typed correctly, divided by the elapsed minutes — a word only scores if it exactly matches the target. Raw WPM uses the standard convention of total characters typed divided by five, per minute, ignoring errors. The gap between the two numbers shows how much speed you are losing to mistakes.
Why is pasting disabled in the typing box?
Because pasting the visible paragraph would instantly produce a fake score of hundreds of WPM. Blocking paste keeps the test honest and your results meaningful — the point is to measure your actual keyboard skill, not your clipboard. Autocorrect and spellcheck are also turned off in the input so your raw typing is what gets scored.
How can I improve my typing speed?
Learn proper touch typing: all ten fingers on the home row, eyes on the screen rather than the keyboard. Prioritise accuracy first — speed follows automatically once correct finger movements become muscle memory. Practise 10–15 minutes daily rather than one long weekly session, and retest here regularly at the same duration to track your progress.
Why does the test use common words instead of full sentences?
Random common words are the standard for speed measurement (the approach popularised by tests like Monkeytype) because they remove memorisation and reading-comprehension effects — every run is equally unfamiliar. The 200-word pool covers the letter patterns you type most in real life, so your score transfers well to everyday writing.