1-Minute Typing Test_
Speed over time per second
Tips for your next test
Your keys this test red = mistakes, hover for details
| Personal best | WPM | Acc. | Date |
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Guide — the standard one-minute WPM test
Choose a length (15 s to 5 min, or 10–100 words) and a text: common words, paragraphs, code, numbers, your weak keys or your own text.
The clock starts on your first key. Wrong letters turn red; Tab restarts, Esc stops.
WPM counts only correctly typed words. You also get accuracy, raw speed, consistency and a second-by-second chart.
The keyboard map shows the letters you miss. 🎯 Weak keys builds a drill from exactly those letters.
Every result is kept in this browser with a progress chart. Download a certificate for your best run.
Which number answers which question
- WPM
- correct words ÷ 5 chars ÷ minutes
- raw
- every keystroke, mistakes included
- accuracy
- correct ÷ all keystrokes
- chart
- net and raw WPM per second, red dots = errors
- consistency
- 80%+ is an even rhythm
- 30 s / 1 min
- quick check, the usual online score
- 2–3 min
- fairer average, school tests
- 5 min
- stamina, job-style tests
- chart
- last 100 tests + 10-test average
- bests
- personal best per test type
- streak
- days in a row you practised
1-minute typing test: your WPM in 60 seconds
The standard one-minute typing test
When someone asks “how fast do you type?”, they usually mean a one-minute WPM score. It is the most common test length online and in classrooms because it is quick, easy to repeat and long enough to smooth out a single stumble.
This test uses the most common English words so it measures pure typing skill. Add punctuation and numbers with the buttons above the text for something closer to real writing, or switch to paragraphs.
What is a good 1-minute typing test score?
| Level | Speed | Who types like this |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | under 25 WPM | Hunt-and-peck typists who look at the keys |
| Developing | 25–40 WPM | Casual computer users, students learning to touch type |
| Average | around 40 WPM | A typical adult who types every day |
| Good | 50–70 WPM | Confident touch typists, most office workers |
| Fast | 70–90 WPM | Experienced typists, many programmers and writers |
| Professional | 90–120 WPM | Transcriptionists, copy typists, competitive hobbyists |
| Exceptional | 120+ WPM | The top fraction of a percent of typists |
Tips for your best one-minute result
- Look at the next word, not the one you are typing — your eyes should always be a word ahead.
- Do not correct every tiny slip: in this test a mistyped word simply does not count, so keep your rhythm.
- Keep your shoulders relaxed; tension makes fingers slower in the second half of the minute.
- Take three tests and average them. One lucky run is not your real speed.
After the minute
Your result card shows net and raw WPM, accuracy, consistency and a map of the keys you missed. Try a 2-minute test next for a steadier average, or practise stamina with the 5-minute typing test.
How many words can you type in one minute?
That is exactly your WPM score. Most adults type about 40 words in a minute; touch typists usually manage 55 to 80.
Is 60 WPM good for a 1-minute test?
60 WPM is well above average and enough for almost any office job. Above 70 WPM counts as fast.
How is the 1-minute score calculated?
The characters in correctly typed words, including spaces, are divided by five to get words, and that is your WPM because the test lasts one minute. Mistyped words do not count.
Should I take a 1-minute or a 5-minute test?
Take the 1-minute test for a quick, comparable score. Take the 5-minute test if you are preparing for a job assessment or want to know the speed you can keep up.
Privacy
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