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Monkeytype – Test Your Typing Speed & Accuracy

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How scoring and saved progress work

WPM counts correctly placed characters, including spaces, divided by five and elapsed minutes. Raw WPM counts all character attempts. Input accuracy includes every attempt and skipped characters: correcting a mistake does not erase the original error. Final errors show mistakes left in the text. Short tests can produce unstable speed estimates.

Consistency compares your one-second typing rates, including idle seconds. It needs at least three full seconds. The accuracy grade is A at 98%+, B at 95%+, C at 90%+, D at 80%+, otherwise F. It is a practice guide, not a certification or worldwide ranking.

History and personal bests are stored on this device only. Bests compare completed tests with the same mode, difficulty, length, punctuation and number settings; passages compare the same text. Abandoned tests do not set a best. Lessons are marked complete at 95%+ input accuracy with no final errors. Clearing browser data removes saved progress. Previous-version bests use different scoring and are not mixed with these results.

Take a free Monkeytype typing test on Monkeytypetest.net to check your words per minute (WPM) and accuracy. Start with a timed test, choose a word count, or type a passage of your own. Use the lessons and targeted drills to practice the keys and words you find difficult. No account or download is required.

How to Take the Monkeytype Typing Test

1. Choose your settings: Pick a timed, word-count, passage, or custom-text test. Select difficulty and optional punctuation or numbers before starting.
2. Click the typing area and begin: Your first typed character starts the timer. Follow the text and use Backspace when you need to correct a mistake.
3. Finish the test: Type until the timer ends or the selected text is complete. Review WPM, raw WPM, accuracy, errors, consistency, and your accuracy grade.
4. Choose your next attempt: Use New Test for fresh text or Repeat for the same text. Escape restarts while the typing input has focus. Tab moves between controls.

Choose a Test That Matches Your Goal

Timed tests offer 15, 30, 60, 120, and 300 seconds. A short test is useful for a warm-up; a longer test gives you more time to observe changes in pace. Word-count tests offer 10, 25, 50, or 100 words. Keep the duration, text type, and difficulty the same when comparing scores.

Passage mode adds sentence-level practice. Custom text lets you paste up to 3,000 characters, with repeated whitespace normalized. Use your own study notes or a sample of the kind of writing you actually do. Urdu practice requires an Urdu keyboard or input method; the tool does not transliterate English keystrokes.

Difficulty, Punctuation, and Numbers

Normal uses common words, Medium uses a broader word list, and Expert uses more advanced words. Master adds numbers and symbols for a harder text mix. These settings change the text; they do not automatically end a test when you make a mistake. Punctuation and number options let you practice more than lowercase words.

Typing Lessons, Practice, and Tricky Keys

Start with the Keyboard Introduction

The introduction explains finger placement on a US QWERTY keyboard. Find the raised marks on F and J, place your fingers around A–S–D–F and J–K–L–;, and return toward the home row between reaches. Choose a comfortable pace while learning the key positions.

Work Through 12 Typing Lessons

Lessons progress through the home row, top and bottom rows, words, numbers, capitalization, punctuation, symbols, code, and sentences. A lesson is marked complete after you finish with at least 95% accuracy and no remaining errors. This is a practice milestone within this tool, not a professional qualification.

Practice Passages and Difficult Characters

The practice workspace includes Paragraph, Accuracy focus, Code & symbols, and Custom options. Use paragraphs for connected text, accuracy practice for careful entry, and code practice for characters such as brackets and punctuation. You can choose a lesson or drill directly rather than taking another speed test.

Tricky Keys offers six focused drills: My weak keys, letter reversals, pinky keys, numbers and symbols, last missed words, and custom characters. Weak-key and missed-word practice use mistakes recorded from completed eligible tests. Without a mistake history, start with a preset drill or enter the characters you want to practice.

The workspace also includes a 15-second word sprint and a separate spacebar counter. The counter measures spacebar presses, so its result should not be compared with typing-test WPM.

How Your Typing Results Are Calculated

WPM and Raw WPM

WPM = correctly matched characters ÷ 5 ÷ elapsed minutes. Correctly matched spaces count as characters. For example, 250 correct characters in 60 seconds produces 50 WPM. This uses a five-character word unit rather than counting the number of dictionary words.

Raw WPM = character attempts ÷ 5 ÷ elapsed minutes. It includes incorrect character attempts and attempts later corrected, but Backspace itself is not a character attempt. Compare raw WPM with WPM to understand the gap between your entry pace and correctly matched text.

Accuracy and Errors

Accuracy = correct character attempts ÷ (all character attempts + skipped-character events) × 100. A correction does not erase the original wrong attempt. If you make one wrong attempt, delete it, then correctly type all six characters of a six-character passage, accuracy is 6 ÷ 7, or about 85.7%. Skipping ahead with Space can also lower accuracy.

Final errors describe the text left at the end, including wrong, extra, or skipped characters. They are different from attempt-based accuracy: a corrected passage can have no remaining errors while still showing less than 100% accuracy.

Consistency and Accuracy Grade

Consistency reflects variation in one-second character-attempt counts, including pauses. It shows N/A when fewer than three full seconds are available. Treat it as a measure of steadiness within the session, not a comparison with other typists.

The grade uses accuracy only: A at 98% or higher, B at 95%, C at 90%, D at 80%, and F below 80%. Speed and consistency do not determine this grade. Results do not establish a worldwide percentile or predict how much you will improve.

Save and Compare Your Progress

Your browser stores settings, lesson progress, personal bests, and up to 100 recent sessions locally. Export history as CSV if you want a separate record. This is not account-based cloud storage: changing devices or browsers, clearing site data, or using private browsing can separate or remove your records. Custom passages are not saved with your settings.

Personal-best eligibility requires a completed test, at least 10 character attempts, and at least one second of elapsed time. Bests are matched to the test configuration; fixed-text tests also account for the passage. A session ended early can appear in history but cannot set a personal best.

Build a Useful Typing Practice Routine

• Record a baseline: Take several tests with the same settings and look at your usual results rather than only your highest WPM.
• Choose one focus: Work on a lesson, a weak-key drill, punctuation, or a passage type that caused mistakes.
• Keep accuracy visible: Slow down when repeated errors appear, then increase your pace as the same text becomes easier.
• Compare like with like: A 15-second common-word result and a five-minute punctuation result measure different tasks. Keep a record of the settings beside each score.
• Use a comfortable setup: Relax your hands and shoulders, and take a break when you feel tired or uncomfortable.

For a more detailed routine, read how to improve typing speed and accuracy. To think about a target for your own tasks, see our guide to typing speed and WPM goals. No single WPM threshold fits every task. For employment tests, check the employer’s actual requirements; this tool provides practice results, not a hiring certificate.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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