About Typing Speed Test
Typing Speed Test is a free browser typing test that measures your words per minute and accuracy in real time. Pick a mode — 15, 30, or 60 seconds, or a full-sentence quote — and start typing the moment your fingers hit the keys. There's no signup, no download, and your best WPM saves automatically for each mode.
How to Play
- Pick your mode: 15, 30, or 60 seconds, or quote mode for a full sentence.
- Choose difficulty: common words for speed, or punctuation and capitals for the real test.
- Start typing the text shown — the timer kicks in on your first keystroke.
- Watch your live WPM, accuracy, and error count as you go.
- Stop or finish to see your net WPM, raw WPM, accuracy percentage, and rank.
Tips & Strategy
- Accuracy first, speed second. Backspacing burns more time than slowing down does.
- Don't look at your fingers. Train your eyes on the text and trust your muscle memory.
- Warm up on the 15-second mode before going for a 60-second personal best.
- The quote mode rewards rhythm — find a steady cadence rather than sprinting.
- 40 WPM is the average adult speed. 60 WPM is a fast office worker. 100+ puts you in the top few percent of typists.
The Typing Test Family
The typing test cluster has a long history. Monkeytype and 10FastFingers are the modern community standards; Keybr is the touch-typing trainer that drills muscle memory through nonsense words; TypeRacer turns typing into a race against other players; NitroType wraps it in arcade cars; TypingClub and Typing.com run structured classroom courses; TypingTest.com and Ratatype have run free-online WPM tests for years. The Typing Speed Test on FunClicker is the casual quick version — three timed modes, no account, no leaderboard pressure, and you can jump straight into another game when you're done.
FAQ
What is a good typing speed (WPM)?
40 WPM is around the average for adults. 60 WPM is a fast office pace. Above 80 WPM puts you in roughly the top 10% of typists, and anything past 100 WPM is competitive territory.
What is the average typing speed?
The average adult types around 40 words per minute on a physical keyboard, dropping to about 36 WPM on a mobile phone. Students in high school typically land between 35 and 50 WPM, with university students often reaching 50 to 65 WPM.
Is 60 WPM good?
Yes. 60 WPM is faster than the average adult and meets the threshold most office jobs ask for. It's not record territory, but it's a strong everyday pace that gets work done without slowing you down.
How is WPM calculated?
WPM uses a standard five-character word. Total correct characters typed, divided by 5, divided by minutes elapsed, gives your net WPM. The formula is the same on every typing test platform, so a 60 WPM score here means the same thing as a 60 WPM score anywhere else.
What is the fastest typing speed ever recorded?
Barbara Blackburn held the Guinness World Record at 212 WPM peak on a Dvorak keyboard, sustaining 145 WPM for nearly an hour. The unofficial modern peak is 305 WPM over 15 seconds, set on Monkeytype.
How can I improve my typing speed?
Focus on accuracy before speed — typing fast with errors is slower than typing steady without them. Use all ten fingers, never look at the keyboard, and practice in short daily sessions rather than long infrequent ones.
What's the difference between WPM and CPM?
CPM is characters per minute — every keystroke counted individually. WPM is CPM divided by 5, using the standard five-character word. CPM gives a more granular number but WPM is the comparison standard across every typing platform.
What's a good typing speed for kids?
For kids around 10 to 14 years old, 20 to 30 WPM is normal and 35 to 45 WPM is genuinely fast. Younger kids typing 15 to 20 WPM are right on track. Kids and teens between 10 and 19 actually type faster on average than adults over 40.
Is touch typing faster than hunt-and-peck?
Almost always. Touch typists who use all ten fingers without looking at the keys consistently hit 60 to 90 WPM. Hunt-and-peck typists max out around 30 to 40 WPM, even with years of practice, because their eyes have to find each key.
How do you take a typing test?
Pick a mode, then type the text shown on screen as accurately as you can. The timer starts on your first keystroke. When time runs out, the test shows your WPM, accuracy, and rank.
