Measure your WPM and accuracy
This test measures typing speed and accuracy over the selected duration. Start typing the displayed passage and continue until time expires. Words per minute (WPM) uses the common convention that five typed characters—including spaces—equal one standard word. Accuracy compares the entered characters with the passage characters in the same positions.
If you type 250 characters in one minute, the gross speed is 250 ÷ 5 = 50 WPM. If 240 characters match correctly, the character accuracy is 240 ÷ 250 = 96%. Different typing-test websites may calculate corrected speed differently, so compare results from the same test method when tracking progress.
Accuracy should come before speed. Keep your wrists neutral, use light keystrokes and return your fingers to the home row. Practice difficult letter combinations slowly, then increase speed while maintaining control. Short daily sessions are usually more useful than one long session performed with poor posture or tired hands.
A higher WPM score is useful only when accuracy remains strong. Editing, numbers, punctuation, unfamiliar vocabulary and keyboard layout can all change performance. A short easy passage may produce a faster score than sustained workplace typing. For job or certification requirements, follow the official test’s rules and equipment requirements.
The exercise is designed to run in the browser. Do not paste private messages, passwords or confidential work into a typing test. Use only the provided practice passage.
WPM means words per minute, using five characters as one standardized word.
Thirty seconds is convenient for practice, while one or two minutes provides a steadier measurement.
Passage difficulty, mistakes, fatigue, keyboard type and test length all affect the result.
Yes. Correcting errors reflects realistic typing, though it can reduce speed temporarily.
Calculation review: Timer, five-character WPM convention and accuracy logic reviewed September 23, 2026.