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Typing Speed: WPM, Accuracy, and Progress
Typing speed is a measure of how quickly you enter text. A useful reading of speed always includes the accuracy behind it.
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What is typing speed?
Typing speed is commonly reported in words per minute, or WPM. It gives you a consistent way to compare sessions even when the passages have different word lengths.
WPM and characters per minute
Typing tools commonly treat five characters, including spaces, as one standard word. Characters per minute can be useful for a close look at raw keystroke pace, while WPM is easier to scan and compare.
Gross speed, net speed, and accuracy
- Gross WPM describes the pace of all entered characters.
- Net WPM accounts for errors, so it better reflects usable typing.
- Accuracy is the share of entered characters that match the passage.
How to improve
Build a comfortable rhythm first. Practise regularly, reduce unnecessary pauses, and only increase pace when your accuracy remains steady. The typing test on the home page gives you a quick baseline.
Practical tips
- ✎Look a few characters ahead instead of waiting for each letter.
- ✎Compare several attempts instead of reacting to one unusually fast or slow result.
Ready to try it?
Turn this guide into one focused typing session.