How to use it
- Choose the Test length and the Text language.
- Click the text box and type the passage above. The clock starts with your first letter.
- Watch Gross words per minute, Net words per minute and Accuracy while you type.
- When Time left reaches 00:00, read your result. Press New text to try another passage.
How the speed is counted
A word is five characters, spaces and punctuation included. Gross words per minute counts every character you type, wrong ones too. Net words per minute takes away the errors still left in the text, each one counted once per minute of the test. Accuracy is the share of typed characters that were right at the moment you typed them, so a letter you later corrected still counts as a miss.
Gross WPM = characters typed ÷ 5 ÷ minutes; Net WPM = gross WPM − errors left in the text ÷ minutes; Accuracy = correct keystrokes ÷ all keystrokes × 100.Turkish letters and your keyboard
The letters ı, İ, ğ, ş, ç, ö and ü are compared exactly. Dotless ı is not i, and dotted İ is not I, so type the letter your keyboard prints. The Turkish passages avoid â, î and û, which Turkish keyboards do not have.
Corrections and fair scoring
Backspace removes the last letter and counts as a correction; it is not added to the keystroke count. A wrong letter that you correct still lowers accuracy, because it was typed wrong. The text at the end decides the net speed. Pasting and drag and drop are switched off, so every counted character was typed.
Choosing a test length
A one-minute test shows your speed in a short burst; five minutes gives a steadier figure. Speeds appear five seconds after the first letter. Results depend on your keyboard, your fingers and the text, so repeat the test before you compare two results.
Example: 150 characters in one minute
You type 150 characters in one minute, and 145 of them are right at the moment you type them. At the end, 10 letters in the text are still wrong. Gross speed is 150 ÷ 5 ÷ 1 = 30 words per minute. Net speed is 30 − 10 ÷ 1 = 20 words per minute. Accuracy is 145 ÷ 150 × 100 = 96.7 %.
Frequently asked questions
Is my typing stored or sent anywhere?
No. The passages and your typing stay in your browser while the page is open. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent to our server, and the result disappears when you leave the page.
Why does the speed show a dash at first?
A speed is not meaningful in the first few seconds, so the page waits five seconds after your first letter before it shows a rate.
Why are my Turkish letters marked as wrong?
Turkish letters must match exactly. Dotless ı and i are different letters, and so are dotted İ and I. Check that your keyboard layout is Turkish, or type the letter the passage shows.
Which figure should I compare?
Most people compare net words per minute, because it takes the errors into account. Gross speed shows how fast you type, and accuracy shows how carefully.
Does the test work on a phone?
Yes, but phone keyboards may suggest or complete words, and those changes are not counted. A hardware keyboard gives a more reliable result.
Sources
- Words per minute, Wikipedia (five characters count as one word)
- Unicode Standard Annex #15: Normalization Forms
- Input Events Level 2, W3C specification (beforeinput)
Figures and text last checked on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.