Free online typing speed test to measure WPM, accuracy, and time. No signup, no install - just start typing and see your results instantly.
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Typing speed affects everything from productivity to job applications. Many data entry, administrative, and remote roles require a minimum WPM - knowing your current speed gives you a concrete benchmark to improve against.
Measure your typing speed in words per minute (WPM) with real-time accuracy tracking. The timer starts on your first keystroke and stops the moment you finish the passage, then shows your final WPM and accuracy percentage.
A random passage appears on screen. Read through it quickly.
The timer begins the moment you type your first character.
Type until the last character matches. The timer stops automatically.
Review WPM, accuracy, and time then try again with a new text.
Check WPM before applying for data entry or administrative roles.
Benchmark typing speed for personal productivity tracking.
Practice and measure improvement over time.
Compare speed across different keyboard layouts.
Test accuracy under time pressure.
Verify typing speed meets job posting requirements.
Best For
Passage + Time
28-word passage, typed in 24 secondsWPM
70 WPMThe calculation is the passage's own word count divided by your time in seconds, multiplied by 60 - here, 28 ÷ 24 × 60 = 70. A test using the character-based method (characters ÷ 5) can produce a slightly different number for the same passage, since real words vary in length - either method is a reasonable estimate, they just count differently.
Typed Text vs Passage
Your input exactly matches the passage (required to finish)Final Accuracy
100%The test only registers as done when your typed text matches the passage character-for-character, so there are zero mismatches left once the results appear. Accuracy updates live while you're still typing, based on how many characters currently match - but the final number is always 100%.
Compare your result against a job posting's minimum WPM before applying - most data entry roles ask for 40-60 WPM, with faster specialized roles like transcription often expecting 65-80 WPM.
See where you land relative to general reference points - average typists reach 40-60 WPM, professional and data-entry typists average 65-75 WPM, and 100+ WPM is considered very fast.
Since each test uses a new random passage and there's no saved history, note your WPM and accuracy after each attempt yourself if you want to see whether you're improving.
Run a quick test to settle into a steady rhythm before starting timed work that depends on typing speed.
Problem
Solution
Accuracy updates live while you type, but completing the test requires an exact match to the passage - so the final Accuracy shown in Your Results is always 100%. Backspacing to fix a mistake costs you time, not final accuracy.
Problem
Solution
There's no countdown - the clock keeps running until your typed text matches the passage exactly, so pausing mid-passage just lets the timer keep counting rather than ending the test.
Problem
Solution
This test's WPM comes from the current passage's own word count divided by your time. A longer or shorter passage at the same actual typing speed produces a different WPM, since the six passages here range from about 25 to 32 words.
Problem
Solution
New Text always swaps in a different passage from the fixed set - there's no way to immediately retry the exact text you just typed.
Every wrong character has to be backspaced and retyped before the passage can match, which costs more time than typing a little slower and correctly the first time.
Touch typing - not looking down to find keys - is what separates casual typists from the 65+ WPM range. If you're currently looking at your keyboard, that's usually the biggest speed ceiling, more than any tool feature.
Typing what you just read, rather than reading and typing one word at a time, keeps your fingers moving continuously instead of pausing after each word - a habit that compounds into a real WPM difference over a full passage.
New Text swaps to a different passage from six fixed texts (pangrams and short quotes) - not a randomly generated or larger passage bank, so expect repeats after enough retries.
There's no 15/30/60-second or similar timed mode - every test runs, uncapped, until you finish typing the current passage exactly.
Each test is independent - there's no record of past WPM or accuracy results, so tracking improvement over time means noting your own numbers.
The calculation divides the current passage's word count by your time - since the six passages range from about 25 to 32 words, the same typing speed can show a slightly different WPM depending on which passage you get.
Some typing tests report two numbers - a raw "gross" WPM and an error-adjusted "net" WPM. This test only needs one, because of how it decides a test is finished.
| Gross WPM | Net WPM | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Words typed ÷ time, with no adjustment for errors | Gross WPM minus a penalty for uncorrected errors |
| When it's used | Tests that let you finish with mistakes still on screen | Tests that need to account for those mistakes in the final score |
| What this test shows | This is what's displayed - word count ÷ time × 60 | Not applicable - completion requires an exact match, so there's nothing left to subtract |
Which should you use?
Because this test only finishes when your typed text exactly matches the passage, there's no gap between gross and net WPM here - the number you see is the straightforward word-count-over-time calculation with zero remaining errors.
The most common question is what counts as a 'good' WPM. For reference: average typists reach 40-60 WPM, professional typists and data entry workers average 65-75 WPM, and competitive typists exceed 100 WPM. Most office jobs require 40-60 WPM minimum - see the FAQ below for job-specific benchmarks and exactly how WPM is calculated.
WPM is calculated by dividing the passage's word count by the time taken (in seconds), then multiplying by 60. Some typing tests instead use a character-based method - total characters typed divided by 5, since 5 characters is treated as one standard 'word' - which can produce a slightly different number for the same passage, since real words vary in length. Either method gives a reasonable estimate; they just count differently.
Average typists reach 40-60 WPM. Professional typists, data entry workers, and transcriptionists typically average 65-75 WPM. Anything above 100 WPM is considered very fast, a level reached mainly by competitive and highly experienced typists.
Accuracy is shown separately. Every incorrect character is highlighted in red so you can see where you made mistakes.
Most data entry roles ask for 40-60 WPM with high accuracy (95% or better). Faster or specialized roles - medical or legal transcription, high-volume data entry - often expect 65-80 WPM. If a job posting states a required WPM, treat it as a minimum to comfortably clear, not a target to just barely reach.
This test uses unfamiliar, randomly assembled passages, while everyday typing leans on muscle memory for words and phrases you type constantly. Test conditions and a little pressure also slow most people down slightly. Your result here is a fair baseline, but your comfortable, familiar-content WPM will usually run a bit higher.
Not directly. Accuracy is calculated from your final submitted text against the original passage, not from a history of every keystroke - so correcting a typo before finishing shows as accurate. It does still cost you time, though, which lowers your WPM since the clock keeps running while you fix the mistake.
Effectively neither in the way some sites split it, because of how this test finishes: it only registers completion when your typed text exactly matches the passage, so there's no way to end the test with uncorrected errors still present. Some other typing tests let you finish with mistakes and then calculate a separate 'net WPM' by subtracting an error penalty from the raw word count - this test doesn't need that step, since finishing at all means the passage was typed correctly.
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