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Typing Speed Test
Words per minute and accuracy.
Free tools that run in your browser. Nothing you type, open or create is uploaded to NerdBible or anyone else.
Your recent results
| When | Length | WPM | Accuracy | Errors |
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Words a minute counts every five correctly typed characters as one word, the usual standard. Accuracy is the share of keys you pressed that were right, so a mistake still counts after you fix it. Results are kept only in this browser.
How to use it
- Choose 30 seconds, 1 minute or 2 minutes.
- Click the box and start typing the text shown above it. Mistakes turn red; you can go back and fix them.
- When time is up, read your speed and accuracy. Your last 20 results are kept in this browser so you can see your progress.
Questions
What is a good typing speed?
Around 40 words a minute is typical for people who type every day. 60 to 80 is fast, and professional typists often reach 90 or more. Accuracy above 95% matters more than raw speed.
How is words per minute calculated?
The number of correctly typed characters, including spaces, is divided by five and then by the minutes taken. Using five characters as a word makes results fair across short and long words.
How can I type faster?
Practise for a few minutes every day, keep your fingers on the home row, and look at the screen instead of the keyboard. Slow down until you make few mistakes; speed comes with practice.
Is my typing sent anywhere?
No. Everything is measured in your browser. Pasting is blocked in the typing box so the results stay honest.
About this tool
About the typing speed test
Choose 30 seconds, 1 minute or 2 minutes, click the box and type the text shown above it. Mistakes turn red as you go and you can go back to fix them. When time is up you get your speed in words per minute and your accuracy.
How the score is calculated
Words per minute uses the usual standard: every five correctly typed characters, including spaces, count as one word, divided by the minutes taken. Using a fixed five characters keeps results fair whether the text has short words or long ones. Accuracy is the share of keys you pressed that were right, so a mistake still counts after you fix it. Pasting is blocked so the result stays honest.
What is a good speed?
- Around 40 words a minute is typical for people who type every day.
- 60 to 80 is fast.
- Professional typists often reach 90 or more.
Accuracy above 95% matters more than raw speed, since every error has to be found and fixed later.
Getting faster
Practise for a few minutes every day rather than in long sessions. Keep your fingers on the home row and look at the screen, not the keyboard. Slow down until you make few mistakes; speed follows.
Your last 20 results are kept in this browser so you can watch your progress. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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