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Accuracy
For context: in a 2018 study, 168,960 volunteers who took an online English typing test averaged 51.56 WPM. They chose to take part and copied English sentences, so this is not a world average. Dhakal et al., CHI 2018 (checked 2026-10-10).
WPM here is correct characters ÷ 5 ÷ minutes. Other sites may count differently. How the numbers are calculated What you type and your results stay on this device.
Your results
Stored on this device only.
No results yet. Finish one test and it shows up here. From the next one on, each result is compared with your last.
Keys you miss most
Missed keys will collect here.
How the numbers are calculated
- WPM
- Correct characters ÷ 5 ÷ seconds × 60. One "word" is any five characters, spaces included. This is net WPM: only characters that are correct in the final text count.
- Raw speed
- Every key press ÷ 5 ÷ minutes, including the ones you got wrong or erased. Backspace itself is not counted.
- Accuracy
- Correct key presses ÷ all key presses. A key is judged at the moment you press it, so a mistake you go back and fix still counts against accuracy.
- Missed and slow keys
- A miss is recorded on the key you should have pressed (typing "r" where "e" was expected counts against "e"). A slow key is one whose average gap from the previous key is longer than your overall average. Pauses longer than 3 seconds and keys typed fewer than three times are left out.
- Wrong layout or Caps Lock
- While the "switch your keyboard" or Caps Lock notice is showing, key presses are not counted toward accuracy or missed keys.
- Time
- The clock starts on your first key and pauses when the tab is hidden. The time in the result is rounded to 0.1 s first, and WPM is calculated from that rounded time, so the formula on screen gives the same number if you redo it by hand.
- Touch keyboards
- On a phone we cannot see individual keys, so each character is judged when it is complete. Slow keys are not timed.
- Other sites
- Typing sites do not all count the same way. We do not claim our numbers match anyone else's.
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Questions people ask
How is WPM calculated here?
Correct characters ÷ 5 ÷ minutes. A "word" is any five characters, spaces included, so long and short words are treated the same. The result screen shows the numbers that went into your score.
Why do I get a different score on another typing site?
Sites differ on what they count: every key press or only correct characters, whether fixed mistakes still count, and how long the test runs. We list our rules above and do not claim to match other sites.
Where are my results stored?
In this browser, on this device only. Nothing you type is sent to a server and there is no account. The "Clear results" button under "Your results" deletes them.
Does the test work on a phone?
Yes. A touch keyboard does not report individual keys, so the test judges each character when it is complete and does not time slow keys. Scores from a phone and a physical keyboard are not directly comparable.
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