Typing Test
Test your typing speed with famous book passages. Live WPM and accuracy as you type. Cryptographically fair timer.
Typing Test — Practice your typing speed with curated passages from classic literature. The timer starts on your first keystroke; the score (WPM, accuracy, time, errors) updates live as you type. The result uses the industry-standard 5-characters-per-word convention, so 50 correctly-typed characters in 60 seconds scores 10 WPM.
Your keystrokes and timing are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
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What is typing test?
Practice your typing speed with curated passages from classic literature. The timer starts on your first keystroke; the score (WPM, accuracy, time, errors) updates live as you type. The result uses the industry-standard 5-characters-per-word convention, so 50 correctly-typed characters in 60 seconds scores 10 WPM.
Everything runs in your browser. Your keystrokes and timing are not sent to a server, not logged, and not stored. The score is yours to keep; the prompt bank is built in.
How to use it
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Read the prompt
A passage from a famous novel or essay appears. Take a moment to scan it.
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Start typing
The timer starts on your first keystroke. Type at your natural pace.
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Read the score
WPM, accuracy, elapsed time, and error count update live as you type.
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Try another
Click "New prompt" for a different passage, or try to beat your previous score on the same one.
Examples
A typical session
A 60-second test with 95% accuracy on a 300-character passage.
Result: About 57 WPM with 5 errors. Average adult typing speed is 40 WPM; 60+ is considered fast.
What good looks like
WPM benchmarks for different roles.
Result: Casual user: 30-40 WPM. Office worker: 50-60 WPM. Programmer: 70-90 WPM. Professional typist: 100+ WPM.
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Last reviewed: 2026-08-19