Free Online Typing Speed Test

Start typing in the free typing speed test at the top of this page. Check My WPM measures your words per minute as you type, and when the timer ends it shows your final WPM, accuracy and a speed graph. Pick 15, 30, 60 or 120 seconds, or use a 1 minute test to match most job typing tests.

Use this free typing speed test online. WPM, accuracy and errors update live in your browser, with nothing to install and no account to create. Your results stay on your own device, so you can come back, check your words per minute again and watch your progress.

This online typing speed test (words per minute, or WPM) measures your speed as you type. Pick a test length, then start typing the words on screen. The timer begins with your first keystroke and your words per minute (WPM), accuracy and error count update live as you type. When the time runs out you get a full result with net WPM, raw WPM, consistency and a speed graph for the whole test.

WPM means words per minute, the standard unit for typing speed. Because words vary in length, one "word" is counted as five characters, including spaces and punctuation. The formula is (correct characters ÷ 5) ÷ minutes. Raw WPM counts every character you typed, while net WPM only counts the characters you typed correctly, which is the number employers and typing certificates use.

The average typing speed for adults is about 40 WPM with around 92% accuracy. Most people who type every day for work land between 40 and 60 WPM. Anything above 70 WPM is faster than roughly 90% of typists, and professional or competitive typists regularly reach 100 to 120 WPM.

For most jobs, 40 WPM is a good typing speed and 60 WPM or more is considered fast. Many office, admin and customer support roles ask for 40 to 50 WPM. Transcription, legal secretary and data entry jobs often ask for 60 to 80 WPM with 95% accuracy or higher.

A 1 minute typing test gives a reliable snapshot of your current speed and is the length most employers use. For a steadier average, take three 1 minute tests and average them, or run a 2 minute test. Longer tests are more realistic because they include the natural slowdown that comes with fatigue.

Learn touch typing so you stop looking at the keyboard, keep your fingers anchored on the home row (ASDF JKL;), and slow down until your accuracy is 95% or higher. Speed follows accuracy. Practice 10 to 15 minutes every day rather than one long session a week, and mix in typing games and specialised drills like numbers or code to cover your weak spots.

With 15 minutes of focused practice a day, most people gain 10 to 20 WPM within four to eight weeks. Beginners learning touch typing from scratch usually get back to their old speed in two to three weeks and then keep climbing past it.

Yes. Every mistake costs you the time to notice it, delete it and type it again, so a typist at 60 WPM with 98% accuracy produces more finished text than one at 75 WPM with 88% accuracy. Aim for 95% accuracy first and let speed come with repetition.

Yes. Teachers and students use it as a keyboarding speed test, because it reports WPM and accuracy the same way school keyboarding checks do. For subject passages try the students typing test, and for beginners start with home row drills.

Yes. The test works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. For the most accurate WPM result, use a physical keyboard, since touchscreen autocorrect and predictive text change what gets typed.

No. Check My WPM is a free typing speed test: WPM, accuracy and full results with no sign-up. You can take unlimited typing tests. Your settings and recent results stay in your own browser, and you can copy or share any result in one click.