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Typing test

Time
30 s
WPM
0
Accuracy
100%
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Start typing: the timer starts with your first key.

How fast do you type?

Start typing the text in the box: the timer starts with your first key. When the time is up, you see your words per minute (WPM) and your accuracy. Pick 15, 30, or 60 seconds, and Easy for text with no capitals or punctuation.

How the typing test works

  1. Pick 15, 30, or 60 seconds. Pick Easy for text with no capitals and no punctuation.
  2. Start typing. The timer starts with your first key. On a phone, tap the text to open the keyboard.
  3. Type each word and press Space for the next one. A wrong word stays red and counts against you.
  4. When the time is up, you see your words per minute, your accuracy, and your raw speed.

Press Restart, or Tab and then Enter, to start over on the same text. New text gives you other passages.

How to type faster

  • Rest your fingers on the home row: A S D F for the left hand, J K L ; for the right. Most keyboards have a bump on F and J.
  • Look at the screen, not at your hands. It feels slow for a week, and then it gets fast.
  • Type at a speed where you make few mistakes. Accuracy first, speed second.
  • Take a few short tests every day. Short practice that you repeat helps more than one long session.

Questions

How is WPM counted?

A word is 5 characters, spaces included. WPM counts the characters of the words you typed right, in words of 5 characters, per minute. Raw WPM counts every character you typed, right or wrong.

What is a good typing speed?

In a 2018 study of 168,000 volunteers by Aalto University and the University of Cambridge, the average was 52 words per minute. If you type faster than that, you are faster than most people.

How is accuracy counted?

Accuracy is the share of your key presses that typed the right character. A wrong letter counts against it even if you fix it with backspace.

How can I type faster?

Rest your fingers on the home row (A S D F and J K L ;), look at the screen and not the keys, and slow down until you make few mistakes. Speed comes with practice: a few short tests a day help more than one long one.

Is the typing test unblocked? Does it work on a school Chromebook?

It is a normal web page on lifesim.com with nothing to download, so it runs in Chrome on a Chromebook. Some school filters block every game site, so we can't promise that yours allows it. Once the page is open, the test needs no network.

Where does the text come from?

We wrote the passages for this page: short everyday scenes, fine for a class. A link to your result gives a friend the same text, so you can compare.

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