10-minute typing test

Who a 10-minute test is for

Transcriptionists, captioners, writers and anyone who types for long stretches benefit from knowing their sustained speed. A ten-minute test also exposes discomfort that a short test hides: if your accuracy falls sharply towards the end, look at your posture, chair height and how hard you press the keys. For an even longer session, the typing test page also offers 15 minutes.

How the score is calculated

TypingSpark counts a "word" as five characters, including spaces and punctuation. That is the convention used by typing tests and employers, and it makes results comparable however long the actual words are.

• Gross WPM is every character in your final text divided by five, per minute.
• Net WPM takes gross WPM and subtracts one word per minute for each error you left uncorrected. This is the number most employers ask for.
• Accuracy is the share of your keystrokes that were correct, including mistakes you later fixed.

The timer starts on your first keystroke, not when the page loads, and pauses if you switch tabs. Read the full formulas.

Understanding the endurance breakdown

Your result compares the first, middle and last thirds of the test. A small drop at the end is common. A large one, combined with a rising error rate, suggests starting more slowly. These figures describe your typing only; they are not a measure of health or fatigue.