About this english typing test
Use sixty seconds to try a keyboard, warm up, or record a short practice sample. One attempt describes that attempt; it does not establish your usual speed.
Keep the keyboard and exercise unchanged when comparing short attempts.
What this test helps you practise
- Starting with a deliberate first sentence
- Keeping spaces consistent in a short sample
- Recognising an error without abandoning the attempt
- Reading a complete result before repeating
How your typing result is measured
Your free result includes net WPM, raw WPM, accuracy, total mistakes, uncorrected errors, correct characters, and elapsed time. Number tests also show KPH, while data-entry tests show correctly completed records.
Scores are calculated locally in your browser. Learn the exact formulas in how typing scores work.
Tips for a more useful result
- Read the opening line before starting the clock.
- Choose one focus, such as spaces, for this minute.
- Let the timer finish even if you make a mistake.
- Use the feedback to choose the next exercise.
A three-attempt check-in
Try one minute at a comfortable pace, read the error feedback, and repeat the same exercise twice. Write down all three results or use My Progress. The middle speed is a useful summary of that small set; it is not a prediction of your performance on other tasks.
Compare keyboards fairly
Use the same passage and duration on each keyboard. Allow time to become familiar with a new layout before measuring. Note interruptions and avoid comparing a careful run on one device with a rushed run on another.
How much typing is 1 minute?
At 40 net WPM, this duration represents 40 five-character word equivalents, or 200 correct characters. It is not a count of actual English words. Spaces and punctuation count when they match the prompt. See the formulas and a corrected-error example.
Your next step
Use My Progress to compare this exercise and duration. New to the keyboard? Start with short untimed lessons. For a broader choice, visit typing practice.