Test your typing speed in words per minute (WPM) and accuracy. Start typing the text below — the timer begins automatically.
This free typing speed test measures your words per minute (WPM) and accuracy as you type a short passage. The clock starts the moment you begin and stops when you have matched the sample, giving you an instant score. Regular practice is one of the most reliable ways to type faster and with fewer mistakes.
The average typing speed is around 40 WPM. A speed of 60–70 WPM is considered fast and is typical of experienced typists, while professional typists often exceed 80–100 WPM. Accuracy matters just as much as raw speed.
One "word" is standardised as five characters, including spaces. Your WPM is the number of correctly typed characters divided by five, scaled to a full minute. This is the same method used by most typing tests.