CalcWhenTyping Speed Test — 60 Seconds
The average typist manages about 40 words per minute; touch-typists reach 60–80. Your score below uses the standard formula — (characters ÷ 5 − errors) ÷ minutes — so it can be compared with any honest test.
How it works
The passage waits below the box. Start typing and the 60-second clock starts with your first character — correct letters turn green, mistakes red, and your words-per-minute and accuracy update live as you go. Finish early by completing the passage and the clock stops there.
Scoring is the standard typing-test convention, printed on the page rather than tuned to flatter: every five characters count as one “word”, and each error subtracts. That is the formula typing tutors, employers and other honest tests use, so a score here travels.
The method
WPM = (characters typed ÷ 5 − errors) ÷ minutes elapsed, floored at zero. Errors are positions where the typed character differs from the passage. Accuracy = correct characters ÷ typed characters. The 60-second window and the four passages are fixed so repeat attempts are comparable.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good typing speed?
Around 40 wpm is the general average; 55+ is above average, 70+ is professional grade, and competitive typists exceed 120. Accuracy above 95% matters more than raw speed for real work.
Why divide characters by 5?
The historical convention: an average English word is about five characters including its space. It lets passages of any wording produce comparable scores.
Why does my score drop when I make errors?
Because the standard formula subtracts errors from the word count — fast-and-wrong is not fast. Tests that ignore errors inflate scores; this one shows both numbers so you can see the trade.