Typing Test — Free WPM & Accuracy Check
Type the sentence exactly — you move on only when it matches perfectly.
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About the Typing Test
This free Typing Test measures the two numbers that actually describe your typing: words per minute and accuracy. You copy five short sentences; the timer starts at your first keystroke and stops when the final sentence matches perfectly. There is no advancing with errors left behind — a speed achieved with typos is not a speed, so each sentence must be corrected until it is exact, the same rule serious typing tutors use.
WPM here follows the standard definition: total characters divided by five, divided by minutes. Accuracy counts every input event that broke away from the sentence, so deleting and fixing mistakes lowers the score honestly rather than hiding it. Five sentences take about a minute for an average typist.
Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. Warm up, run it a few times, and watch both numbers move: accuracy first, then speed. That order is the oldest rule of the keyboard, and the test is built around it.
How the typing test works
- Click the input box and start typing the sentence shown above it.
- The timer starts with your first keystroke — no separate start button.
- Fix every mistake; the next sentence appears only on a perfect match.
- Repeat through all five sentences without long pauses — the clock does not stop between them, so a break costs you exactly what slow typing costs you.
- Read your WPM, accuracy, and rating at the end.
- Run it two or three times — the second run is usually your real speed.
Typing Test FAQ
What is a good WPM?
On a typing test like this, around 40 WPM is a comfortable everyday speed, 60 to 75 is quick, and sustained typing above 90 approaches professional pace. Casual typists often land between 30 and 50. Where the number actually changes your day is writing-heavy work — email, reports, meeting notes, support chat, anything you type many times a day, where a few seconds saved each time adds up. In work like coding, where thinking takes longer than typing, a faster score moves the result very little.
Why must every sentence match exactly?
Because typing speed with uncorrected errors is not usable speed. Requiring a perfect match measures the pace at which you actually produce clean text — the number that matters in real work.
How is accuracy calculated?
Every input event that makes your text diverge from the sentence counts as one miss, and accuracy is one minus misses over total events. Fixing an error restores the text but the miss stays counted — honest bookkeeping.
Does the timer stop between sentences?
No. The typing clock runs continuously from your first keystroke to the last match, the way real typing sessions work. Long pauses lower your result, so settle in before you start.
Can I take this on a phone?
Yes — this typing test judges the text you produce rather than key events, so mobile keyboards and autocorrect quirks are handled. A physical keyboard will still score faster for almost everyone.
Is anything recorded?
No. The text you type and your typing test results stay in the browser and disappear when you leave the page. There is no account, no leaderboard, and no data sent anywhere.
Is the Typing Test free, and do I need an account to keep my score?
It is free and there is no account to make. Typing sites usually build one around progress graphs and leaderboards; this page has neither, so a result lives only on the screen in front of you and a retake costs nothing but the time to type again.
Can I compare my WPM with a score from another typing site?
Only roughly. Words per minute depends on the text you were given — long words, capitals and punctuation all slow the same typist down — and on whether a site counts an error before or after you correct it. Compare your own runs here against each other; that number moves for reasons you control.
Is there a minimum age? Can children use this?
There is no age limit and no account, so a child can use it as soon as they can read the sentence and find the keys. It helps to know what it is, though: this is a measurement, not a lesson. It does not teach finger placement, drill one key at a time, or hand out badges — and because every sentence has to be corrected until it matches exactly, a beginner spends most of the run fixing mistakes, which pulls the WPM down hard. For someone still learning, read the accuracy figure first and let speed follow. A typing course is the better tool for the learning; this page is the better tool for checking whether it took.