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FormatsTyping tests for every distance

9 formats · 15 s to 10 min

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Every distance

From a 15-second burst to a 10-minute endurance run, each test is set up for one job. Pick a format below, or build your own session in the arena.

Short runs

A minute or less: your burst speed, and the standard benchmark.

  1. Free Practice

    15-second typing test

    Check your burst speed in a few seconds.

    • Warm-up

  2. Grand Prix · Official

    1-minute typing test

    Measure your speed and accuracy with the standard one-minute benchmark.

    • Standard

Long runs

Two to ten minutes: the pace you can hold, the length many job tests use.

  1. Free Practice

    2-minute typing test

    Get a steadier measure of your speed than a one-minute test gives.

    • Standard

  2. Free Practice

    3-minute typing test

    Run a three-minute test on punctuated sentence text, the format a job posting may ask for.

    • Standard
    • Punctuation

  3. Free Practice

    5-minute typing test

    Measure the speed and accuracy you can sustain for five minutes, the length U.S. federal typing standards use.

    • Standard
    • Punctuation

  4. Free Practice

    10-minute typing test

    Find the speed you can sustain through ten minutes of continuous, data-heavy work.

    • Standard
    • Punctuation

  5. Free Practice

    Typing test for jobs

    Learn what hiring typing tests measure, practice the format and report your result honestly.

    • Standard
    • Punctuation

Fixed distance

A set number of words: your time to finish, and how clean you stay.

  1. Free Practice

    50-word typing test

    Time how long a short fixed passage takes you, and see your WPM for it.

    • Standard

  2. Free Practice

    100-word typing test

    Measure your speed and accuracy on a longer fixed passage, with clean typing as the goal.

    • Standard

Beyond the formats