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Typing Speed Test

Measure your WPM and accuracy

By Guga — BrowserTools maintainer, Tbilisi, Georgia Updated 2026-09-03
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What is Typing Speed Test?

Five sample sentences are built in, one of which is chosen at random each time you press New text. You type into a box below while the passage above highlights character by character: correct characters turn normal, wrong ones are marked in red, and a block marks your current position. The timer starts on your very first keystroke rather than when the page loads, so reading the passage does not cost you speed. Two speed figures are reported. Net WPM counts only correctly typed characters, which is the measure employers use; gross WPM counts everything you typed including the mistakes, which is what a raw keystroke count would give. Accuracy is the share of characters typed correctly, and the error count is the absolute remainder. The passage ends when you have typed as many characters as it contains.

Take a one-minute typing test and get your words-per-minute, accuracy percentage and error count, with live stats as you type. Practice and watch your WPM climb.

Private Typing Speed Test In Your Browser

Typing Speed Test is processed locally with client-side JavaScript. Your files never touch a server, and there is no queue to wait in.

Step-by-Step

How to use Typing Speed Test

1

Click into the text box and begin typing the passage shown above it.

2

Watch the characters highlight as you go, with mistakes marked in red.

3

Follow the live counters for net WPM, gross WPM, accuracy percentage and error count.

4

Press New text to load a different random passage and clear the results.

Key Capabilities
  • The clock starts on the first keystroke, so the time spent reading the passage is not counted against the score.
  • Net and gross words per minute are reported side by side, separating correctly typed characters from everything typed.
  • Accuracy percentage and an absolute error count are tracked continuously rather than only at the end.
  • The passage finishes when the typed length reaches the sample length, with the input then locked.
Common Use Cases
  • A job applicant runs the test before an assessment to see where they stand.
  • A typist benchmarks after switching keyboard layouts to check whether speed has recovered.
  • A developer measures raw throughput to decide whether a shortcut workflow is worth building.
Clear Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between net and gross WPM?
Net counts only correctly typed characters divided by five and by the elapsed minutes. Gross counts every character you typed, including the wrong ones. A large gap between them means speed is being bought with errors.
Why does one word count as five characters?
That is the standard convention for words per minute: one word is five characters including a trailing space, so the figure is comparable across tools.
What counts as a good score?
Around 40 words per minute is a typical sustained working speed and 60 is comfortably above professional pace, but accuracy matters as much — a fast result full of errors is not a better result.
Do the tests get harder each time?
No. The five passages are the same length and difficulty, and New text simply picks a different one at random.