1 minute typing test
Type for sixty seconds and see how many words per minute you manage, how cleanly you hit the keys and which letters slow you down. One minute is the most practical length for an honest number you can compare your next attempts against.
How to take the test
- Open the test and pick 60 s. The other options are 15 and 30 seconds and 2 minutes.
- Choose English or Russian text. You can switch on punctuation and numbers — closer to real writing, and noticeably harder.
- Start typing. The timer starts with your first keystroke, so take a moment to place your hands first.
- After a minute you get your WPM, accuracy, a second-by-second speed chart and the letters where you hesitated.
The white marker in the text is your previous record for the same settings. It moves at that pace, so you can see at a glance whether you are ahead of yourself. With no record yet, it moves at 40 WPM.
Why one minute works best
A 15-second test covers only a few dozen characters. A single typo or a lucky run of short words can move the result by ten WPM either way. It is a good warm-up, but a poor benchmark.
A minute is several hundred characters: random luck evens out and fatigue has not set in yet. The 2-minute test is useful for checking whether you can hold your pace on longer text, but for regular tracking a minute is simpler and fairer.
Темп keeps a separate record for each combination of settings — language, duration, punctuation and numbers — so your one-minute score is never compared with a 15-second sprint.
What your 1 minute score means
One word is any five characters including spaces, and only correct characters count. Multiply your WPM by five to get characters per minute. For the full formula, see the WPM test guide.
| WPM | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| under 30 | Under 150 characters in the minute. Usually typing while looking at the keyboard. |
| 30–50 | 150–250 characters. A confident user — enough for most office work. |
| 50–80 | 250–400 characters. Fast; typing with all ten fingers helps you get here. |
| 80+ | Over 400 characters. Very fast; quotes and punctuation mode are the next challenge. |
How to get an honest result
- Take the test two or three times in a row and go by the average, not the best. The first attempt is often a warm-up.
- Do not trade accuracy for speed. Wrong characters add nothing, but the time spent on them is gone. If accuracy drops below 95%, slow down a little.
- Compare like with like. English and Russian, or tests with and without punctuation, give different numbers.
- Test at a similar time, for example once a week in the morning, so your history shows real progress rather than tired days.
If your score has stalled, check the list of difficult letters after each test: the weak letters mode builds a text from words that contain them. If you still look at the keyboard, the touch-typing lessons with an on-screen keyboard and finger hints are the place to start. More about the test itself is on the typing speed test page.
Frequently asked questions
Why take a 1 minute test instead of 15 or 30 seconds?
In 15 seconds you type only a few dozen characters, so one typo or a run of short words shifts your score a lot. A minute is long enough to smooth out luck but short enough not to tire you, which makes it the easiest result to compare week to week.
How is my 1 minute score calculated?
Every five correctly typed characters, spaces included, count as one word. In a one-minute test your WPM is simply the number of correct characters divided by five.
Does the record count if I stop early?
No. You will see your result, but records count only for a full test.
What happens if I switch tabs during the test?
The test pauses. What you have typed is kept, and the timer continues from the same point when you come back.
Do I need an account?
No. The test opens straight away and your results are saved in your browser. Sign in with an email code or Google only if you want your history on every device and a place on the leaderboard.
One minute to your number
Note your result and take the test again next week — that is where progress shows best.