Measure your typing speed the way employers measure it.
A one-minute test in English or Arabic that reports words per minute, accuracy and consistency, grades the result, and turns it into a certificate you can attach to a job application. Recruiters can send the same test as a link and check the code that comes back.
One minute. The same rules for everyone who takes it.
The passage comes from fixed pools, the countdown is always visible, and pasting is blocked. Set the time, difficulty and language below, or let one of the practice modes set them for you.
Test paused
The clock is stopped. Paused time is not counted in your score.
Esc also works
Your result
— — —Speed over time
Accuracy over time
How the test works
- Choose a language and a time from the options above.
- Click inside the dark box and type the text you see.
- The timer starts on your first key. Backspace fixes mistakes.
- When time is up, your score, grade and certificate appear.
WPM = words per minute (every 5 characters count as one word) Accuracy = the share of everything you typed that was correct Errors = wrong characters, still counted after you fix them
Three numbers, with a worked example
Nothing in the result is hidden. These are the exact formulas the test runs, applied to a typical 60-second attempt.
Words per minute
The test counts every correct character, divides by five, then divides by the minutes elapsed. Five characters is the standard unit because real words vary in length. Example: 300 correct characters in 60 seconds is 60 WPM. Only correct characters count, so a mistake lowers your speed as well as your accuracy.
WPM = (correct characters ÷ 5) ÷ minutes
Accuracy
Correct keystrokes divided by all keystrokes. A mistake stays in the count after you fix it, because the backspace cost time you could have spent typing. 285 correct out of 300 is 95%.
accuracy = correct ÷ (correct + mistakes)
Consistency
Every second, the test samples your current speed. Consistency is 100 minus how far those samples wander from their average. A steady 60 scores higher than a 90 that collapses to 30, and it is the number data-entry roles care about.
consistency = 100 − (spread ÷ average) × 100
Grades and tiers
Grades from A+ to D come from speed and accuracy together. Certificates start at Bronze (30 WPM at 90%) and end at Platinum (80 WPM at 96%). The accuracy floor is deliberate: 70 WPM at 85% is not a number a recruiter can use.
Bronze 30 · Silver 45 · Gold 60 · Platinum 80 WPM
What you see while typing: live speed, accuracy and mistakes, a combo counter for error-free words, XP, and the countdown ring. For the first two seconds the live speed is rounded to a two-second window so it cannot show a misleading number; the final score uses the exact elapsed time to the millisecond.
The minimum speed 57 job titles ask for, from cashier to transcriptionist
These are the same benchmarks the screening tool loads when a recruiter picks a job title. Most office roles sit between 35 and 45 WPM; transcription and legal secretarial work start at 50 to 60. Roles marked with a microphone suit the voice check instead of typing. Every number is editable when you generate a link.
How to read this: 10 WPM or more above a role's number at 92% accuracy is comfortable. Below the number, short daily practice is the route, and the four chapters further down are built for exactly that.
One tool for both sides of the hiring table
Recruiters use it to set a bar and check a code. Job seekers use it to find a baseline, train toward a specific role, and prove the number on a CV.
Screening for a role?
Pick a benchmark from 57 job titles, send one link, and read a verified code back. No software to buy and no candidate accounts.
- Ready benchmarks from cashier to medical transcriptionist
- The code carries a checksum, so an edited result fails
- Export a one-page PNG for the hiring file
Practising for a job?
Get a baseline in sixty seconds, then train with timed modes, four difficulty chapters and daily targets. Reach Bronze or better and download a certificate.
- Four tiers at 30, 45, 60 and 80 WPM, each with an accuracy floor
- Practice text in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and 20 more languages
- Progress saved on your device, never on a server
The same tool in two different hands
A recruiter picks Data Entry (45 WPM) and sends the link to twenty applicants with the interview invite. Each comes back with a code; every code is pasted and read in seconds, and a PNG summary is exported for whoever clears the bar. Those under 45 are invited to try again a week later, because improvement between attempts is a useful signal too.
A baseline of 32 WPM at 88%; the advert asks for 40. The plan: the Intermediate chapter daily, the accuracy challenge twice a week because accuracy is what drags the number down, and a standard test every Friday. Once Silver is cleared, the certificate goes into the skills section next to Excel.
Pick what you want to fix: burst, stamina or precision
The engine is the same in every mode; the rule changes. Fifteen seconds trains raw speed, the accuracy challenge ends the run the moment you slip under 97%, and zen removes the clock entirely. Every mode earns XP and counts toward missions.
From 25 to 65 WPM, one chapter at a time
Each chapter has a fixed target: 25 WPM for Beginner, 40 for Intermediate, 50 for Advanced with numbers and symbols, and 65 for Pro on dense 90-second passages. Beat the target by 10 WPM for two stars and by 20 for three. Each chapter unlocks when the previous one is cleared.
Spend what you earned on a different place to type
Coins from your tests unlock rooms such as the coffee shop, the library and space, and restyle the typing box in every mode. Only the look changes; the rules, the passage and the scoring do not.
What improved since last time, and which keys you still miss
Your last 15 tests on a chart, the keys you miss most, and tips drawn from your own typing rather than from a template. All of it lives in this browser on this device, and it goes if you clear your browsing data.
Beat today's target
Complete it once to bank bonus XP + coins and keep your streak alive.
| # | Typist | WPM | Accuracy | Country |
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Community rankings shown are illustrative samples that refresh daily; your row is your real best score from this device.
🎯 Missions
📅 Weekly mission
🕘 Last sessions
📈 Your last 15 tests
■ WPM ■ Accuracy % — your last 15 tests
🧭 What to work on
Suggestions drawn from your own typing, updated after every test.
⌨️ Most mistyped keys
🏅 Achievements
One link out, one code back, and no way to dress the number up
The link opens a test carrying your name, the job title and the minimum speed, and the candidate cannot change any of them. When they finish they get a short code with a checksum inside it; change one character and verification fails. No accounts, no procurement, nothing stored on a server.
Set the bar
Pick one of 57 job titles or type your own, and edit the minimum speed if you want. One minute is the recommended length; longer tests rarely change the order of candidates.
Send the link
The candidate sees your name and the benchmark before they start, then types the same standard passage everyone gets, with a visible clock and pasting blocked. The link works on a phone too, in English or Arabic.
Verify the code
Paste the code below to see speed, accuracy, consistency, the test language and whether the bar was met, then export a one-page summary for the file. Or ask for the verification link, which opens the result directly.
Create the screening link
The link opens this page in candidate mode with your role benchmark attached.
Pick a role from the list or type your own title — the WPM benchmark stays fully editable. Roles marked 🎤 suit the voice assessment.
Check a candidate's code
Paste the code your candidate sent back. Codes carry a built-in check, so an edited code will fail verification.
A line on your CV that anyone can check in ten seconds
Finish any test at Bronze or above and the certificate is drawn on your device with the real score, the date and a unique ID. To be plain about it: this is not an accredited qualification. It is evidence of a number you measured, and any recruiter can re-measure it by sending you a link.
Bronze
Where most general office roles start. Enough for reception, administrative assistant and teaching posts.
Silver
The data entry, payroll and recruiter benchmark. At this level typing speed stops being an interview question.
Gold
The transcription, legal secretary and content-writing level: fast, with very few errors.
Platinum
Above every role benchmark in the table above. A number that belongs on the first line of your skills section.
Your certificate
Complete a test above and your best score appears here automatically.
Generated on your device from your real test result — a clean white layout made for printing (use your browser’s Print → Save as PDF for a PDF copy). The unique Certificate ID enables verification.
A voice check for roles that talk more than they type
A driver, a cleaner, a security guard or a kitchen hand is not measured in words per minute. Here the candidate reads a short paragraph aloud and the browser measures speaking time, flow and how steady the voice stays, on the device itself. It does not judge content or accent, and the recording never leaves the phone unless the candidate saves it.
Timed typing test → speed, accuracy and consistency score → certificate. For roles that sit at a keyboard all day.
Read the on-screen prompt → press and speak → communication score. No keyboard skill needed, and it works on any phone.
1 · Read this paragraph aloud
Fill the blanks with your own name and job, or tap ↻ for a different prompt. Speak naturally for 10–30 seconds — there are no wrong answers, and you can listen to an example first.
2 · Hold and speak
3 · Your communication score
Your score appears here right after you release the button.
This is an on-device estimate of speaking time, flow and volume steadiness — it never judges language, accent or content, and the recording never leaves your device.
A typing test in Arabic that treats Arabic as Arabic
Most online typing tests measure English only, or show Arabic left to right in a font that does not join the letters. Here the passage runs right to left in a real Arabic face, punctuation and digits are accepted the way your keyboard sends them, and every Arabic letter is scored exactly as written.
How to switch
There are two controls on purpose. The EN | العربية switch at the top of the page changes the whole interface and offers Arabic practice text. The Language picker in the test controls changes only the passage, so you can practise Arabic on an English interface or the other way round.
What counts, what does not
The Arabic comma (،) and the Latin comma (,) are accepted for each other, and so are the semicolon and the question mark. Arabic-Indic digits (٣) are accepted for Latin digits (3), because the operating system decides which one your keyboard sends. Letters are never swapped: ه is not ة, and أ is not ا.
Three bands of difficulty
Easy: short workplace sentences. Medium: full office sentences with commas. Hard: numbers, percentages, times and brackets, which is what data entry and correspondence actually look like. Every pool is written in modern standard Arabic, not translated from the English one.
Why two results from this test can be compared
A number means nothing unless everyone faced the same rules. These are the rules, and this is what happens to your data.
What a candidate cannot do
- Paste, autocomplete and spellcheck are switched off inside the typing box
- The passage cannot be copied while the test runs
- A mistake stays counted after it is corrected
- The results code cannot be edited; one changed character fails verification
What happens the same way for everyone
- The passage comes from fixed pools per language and difficulty
- The clock is visible and starts on the first key, never before
- The formulas above are applied exactly, with no hidden weighting
- Phone and desktop run the same engine and the same maths
Where your data goes
Nowhere. Results, points and certificates are kept in your browser's local storage on this device, and nothing is sent to a server. The results code you hand a recruiter contains the numbers and the name you typed, and nothing else. Clearing your browsing data clears all of it.
Questions people ask before their first test
How long is the test, and can I change it?
Can I take the test in Arabic on my phone?
Why did my accuracy drop even though I corrected the mistake?
What is a good typing speed for an office job?
Does the timer pause if I stop typing?
Is the certificate recognised?
Where are my results stored?
How does a recruiter verify my result?
What are the XP, coins and missions for?
I type very fast; is there a ceiling?
Speed is proven. The next step is getting your application read at all.
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