TypingHow the test works
- Pick English, Hindi or Punjabi, and a time from one to ten minutes.
- Type the highlighted word and press Space. The word turns green if it was right and is struck through if it was wrong. The next word is highlighted.
- You can correct a word with Backspace until you press Space. After that it is counted as typed.
- When the time ends, the result shows your net speed, gross speed, accuracy and the words you got wrong.
The text continues with a new passage if you finish one, so a fast typist never runs out. Pasting is switched off.
Typing Hindi or Punjabi
For Hindi and Punjabi the test uses the InScript layout. You have two ways to type.
- With English keys (the usual choice). Leave "Type with English keys" ticked. Keep your computer's keyboard on English. The page turns each key into the InScript letter, and the keyboard on the screen shows where the next letter is. Nothing needs to be installed.
- With your own keyboard. If you have a Hindi or Punjabi keyboard set up on your computer or phone, untick the box and type with it. Any layout that produces standard Unicode text will work, including phonetic keyboards.
What the figures mean
- Net speed is the main result. It counts only correctly typed words, with five characters taken as one word.
- Gross speed counts everything you typed, mistakes included.
- Accuracy is the share of your typed characters that were in correct words.
One wrong letter makes the whole word wrong, so accuracy here is strict. The guide "How typing speed is measured" works through an example.
Tips for a fair result
- Sit properly and place your fingers on the home row before you start.
- Take a one minute test as a warm-up and ignore its result.
- Type at a pace you can hold. A steady pace with few mistakes gives a higher net speed than a fast pace with many.
- For a figure you can rely on, use a test of three minutes or longer. One minute results jump around.
- Compare results only with your own earlier results at the same length.
Your results stay with you
The page keeps your last few results and your best speed in each language in your browser, so that you can see your progress. Nothing you type and none of your results are sent to us. "Clear my results" removes them.
Not an examination
This test is for practice. An examination has its own software, passage, time, keyboard layout and rule for mistakes, and its result can differ from the one you see here. Read your examination's official notice for its rules.
This is an independent practice site. It is not connected with any examination body, keyboard maker or software company. A typing speed measured here is for your own practice. It is not a certificate, and an examination may measure speed in its own way.