Typing Speed Test
100% PrivateText & Writing ToolsMeasure your typing speed in words per minute and your accuracy against short passages.
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The morning train rolled into the station just as the rain began to fall. People hurried across the platform with their coats pulled tight, each one thinking about the warm office, the first cup of tea, and the long list of small jobs waiting on the desk.
Pasting and drag-and-drop are switched off in this box: the score only counts characters you actually type.
- 1Pick one of the three passages.
- 2Click the typing box and type the passage exactly as shown; the timer starts with your first character.
- 3Watch the passage: green letters are right, red ones are wrong.
- 4Press Finish and score to see your WPM, accuracy and error count.
Net WPM uses the standard formula: correct characters divided by 5, divided by minutes. Type 220 correct characters in exactly one minute and the score is (220 / 5) / 1 = 44 WPM. If 10 of your 230 typed characters were wrong, accuracy is about 95.7%.
- Net WPM counts only characters that match the passage at the same position; gross WPM counts everything you typed.
- The score is calculated when you press Finish, using the time from your first keystroke to that moment, in whole seconds.
- Passages are original texts written for this tool; results live only in this page and are gone when you close it.
Most adults type 35 to 45 WPM with high accuracy. Professional typists reach 65 to 75 WPM. Accuracy matters as much as raw speed, which is why both numbers are shown.
About this tool
The Typing Speed Test times you against short original passages and scores net words per minute, gross words per minute, accuracy and errors. Correct and incorrect characters light up as you type, timing starts on your first keystroke, and nothing about your attempt is stored or sent anywhere.
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