Type three sentences exactly — typos have to be fixed before you move on

How to use it

1. Press START. The first sentence appears in grey and the input box takes focus.
2. The clock starts on your first keystroke. Correct characters turn green, wrong ones pink, and the character you are on is underlined. Current speed, accuracy and a progress bar update as you type.
3. When your input matches the sentence exactly, the "Press Enter ↵" hint lights up green. Press Enter to move on; if anything still differs you get "That does not match the sentence yet" and stay put.
4. After three sentences the result screen shows your WPM, a grade, time taken in seconds, typo count and personal best.
5. Choose Again for a fresh set of sentences, Share result for a result card, or enter a nickname of up to 12 characters and Submit score.

How the measurement works

Each run draws three sentences at random from a pool of twenty short English lines — spaces but no punctuation. The clock runs without pause from the first keystroke to the final Enter, so time spent backspacing and the brief pause between sentences both count. A typo is registered every time a newly typed character differs from the one expected at that position, and accuracy is correct characters divided by correct characters plus typos. The final figure is total characters of all three sentences, divided by five, divided by elapsed minutes, rounded to a whole number.

Leaderboards are separate per language because the units differ: the English page ranks WPM, the Korean page ranks keystrokes per minute and the Japanese page ranks characters per minute. The English server accepts whole-number scores from 5 to 300 WPM and up to five submissions per minute from one connection. Your personal best is stored only in this browser. The test works on phones too — the input field has auto-capitalisation and auto-correct switched off, and the on-screen keyboard shows a "next" key in place of Enter.

How WPM is measured

A "word" in typing tests is not a real word — it is five characters, spaces included. That standard exists so that a sentence full of short words is not worth more than one full of long ones. Your score is total characters divided by five, divided by minutes elapsed. It is why the same typist gets nearly identical numbers on very different texts.

100+ WPM	Professional territory
70–100	Very fast
50–70	Above average
35–50	Typical adult
Under 35	Probably hunt-and-peck

Speed comes from your eyes, not your fingers

The single habit that separates slow typists from fast ones is looking at the keyboard. Every glance down costs time twice — once for the trip, and again because you stop reading ahead. Fast typists are reading two or three words past where their hands are, which is what makes the rhythm continuous rather than stop-start. Learn the layout by touch first; speed follows on its own.

Accuracy is also speed. Fixing one typo costs a backspace plus a retype, so 99% accuracy at a moderate pace beats 90% at a fast one. That is why this test makes you correct errors before continuing — it measures the speed that actually gets work done.

What actually helps

Keep eight fingers on the home row (ASDF / JKL;) and let the thumbs own the space bar. The most common ceiling is caused by reaching for keys with the wrong finger — especially using the index finger for everything on the right hand — which caps most people around 50 WPM. Short frequent sessions beat marathons: ten minutes daily for a week will move you further than one two-hour sitting.

Frequently asked questions

Does time spent fixing typos count?

Yes. The clock never stops between the first keystroke and the last Enter, which is why a slightly slower, accurate run usually beats a fast, sloppy one.

I pressed Enter and nothing happened

The sentence has to match character for character, including spaces. Look for anything highlighted pink, fix it, and the Enter hint will turn green.

Can I compare my score with the Korean or Japanese page?

Not directly. Korean is measured in keystrokes per minute and Japanese in characters per minute, so each language keeps its own ranking.

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