Net WPM
Correctly typed characters divided by five, per minute. The division by five is the standard definition of a "word", so a score here is comparable with any other test that follows it. Mistyped characters simply do not count.
How fast are you really?
Timing starts on your first keypress, not on a button. Every keystroke is recorded, so the score at the end is net speed after mistakes — the number that actually means something.
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Reading your score
What the numbers actually measure
Most tests show one figure and leave you guessing. These four together tell you what to practise.
Accuracy
The share of keystrokes that were right first time. Backspacing to fix an error improves your final text but not your accuracy — the mistake still happened, and that is what you want to see.
Consistency
How steady your pace was, measured from the variation in your per-second speed. A high average with low consistency usually means bursts followed by stalls, which is where errors come from.
Where you stand
<25 Hunt and peck
25–40 Average, still looking down
40–60 Comfortable touch typist
60–80 Fast — professional office speed
80+ Very fast, top few per cent
Speed follows accuracy
Aim for 97% and above before pushing for speed. Typing fast with 90% accuracy means one character in ten gets fixed twice — once to delete, once to retype — so the errors cost more time than the speed gains.
Test length matters
Fifteen seconds flatters you because a good burst carries the whole score. One minute is the standard for a reason, and five minutes shows what you can actually sustain through a working day.
Questions
Frequently asked
When does the timer start?
On your first keypress, not when the page loads or when you click. Reading the passage costs you nothing, so the score reflects typing rather than reaction time. Timing is measured against a high-resolution clock rather than a counting interval, so a one-minute test is one minute.
How is WPM calculated?
Net WPM is correct characters divided by five, divided by minutes elapsed. Raw WPM counts everything you typed including mistakes, and is shown alongside so you can see the gap. A large gap between the two means accuracy is what is holding your speed back.
Can I paste text to cheat?
Pasting is blocked, and so is dropping text into the box. The test also watches for impossible keystroke timing and flags a result as unverified rather than recording it as a personal best.
Do backspaced mistakes still count?
Against accuracy, yes. Against WPM, no. Fixing an error means the character ends up correct so it counts towards speed, but the original mistake stays in the accuracy figure. That split is deliberate: it shows both what you produced and how cleanly you produced it.
Is my result saved anywhere?
Only your personal best, and only in your own browser. Nothing is sent to a server and there is no account or leaderboard, so clearing your browser data resets it.
Why does the text keep going?
More words are added as you approach the end, so the passage never runs out mid-test regardless of how fast you type. Press Tab at any time for a fresh passage.