Typing Speed Test
Take a timed typing test and see your words per minute, accuracy and characters per minute.
About the Typing Speed Test
Typing speed is measured in words per minute, where a 'word' is standardised as five characters including spaces, so tests with long or short words compare fairly. Gross WPM counts everything typed; net WPM subtracts uncorrected errors. Accuracy is the share of characters typed correctly.
Typical adult speeds are around 40 WPM; 60–80 WPM is fast, and professional typists often exceed 90.
The formula
Gross WPM = (characters ÷ 5) ÷ minutes; net WPM = gross − uncorrected errors ÷ minutes
Worked example
300 characters typed in 1 minute, with 3 uncorrected errors
- Gross WPM = (300 ÷ 5) ÷ 1 = 60
- Net WPM = 60 − 3 ÷ 1 = 57
- Accuracy = 297 ÷ 300 = 99%
Questions people ask
How can I type faster?
Learn touch typing, keep your eyes on the screen and focus on accuracy first; speed follows.
Does the test record what I type?
No, everything stays in your browser.