Custom Text Typing Test

Test yourself on your own text

Sometimes the best practice is the text you really need to type: a paragraph from a class, a short speech, a work template, or a poem you like. This page lets you paste any text into the box, then type it against a one minute timer. When the minute ends you get your WPM and accuracy.

To use it, paste or type your text in the box above the typing area, check it, and start typing. The timer begins on your first key.

How your score is calculated

Your speed is shown in WPM, words per minute. A "word" here is a standard five characters, so the count does not depend on how long your words happen to be. The engine takes the characters you typed correctly, including correct spaces, divides by 5, then divides by the minutes you spent typing. With the one minute timer, 275 correct characters is 55 words, so the result is 55 WPM.

Accuracy is the number of correct keystrokes divided by all the keystrokes you made. A wrong letter that you fix with Backspace still counts as a keystroke, so careful typing at a steady pace usually beats rushing and correcting. The score uses your text, so results are best compared between runs of the same passage.

Good uses for custom text

Students can practice vocabulary or quotes. Workers can rehearse standard replies or product names. Language learners can type sentences they want to learn. Because the difficulty depends on your text, a result here is not directly comparable to the standard typing test.

Reading your result

After the timer ends, look at both numbers together. A high WPM with low accuracy means you are rushing, and a high accuracy with a lower WPM means you have room to speed up. The best plan is to raise accuracy first and let speed follow. Try to type a little each day, even for five minutes, and track your WPM and accuracy from one session to the next. Small steady gains add up, and comparing against your own earlier scores is more useful than comparing against other people.

Tips

• Use plain text. Fancy symbols and rare characters may be hard to enter with your keyboard.
• Choose a passage long enough to last the full minute, or you will finish early.
• Do not paste private information, such as passwords or personal details.
• Keep the same text for several runs to see real progress.

For ready-made texts, try the 5 minute typing test or paragraph typing practice.

Frequently asked questions