Start typing to measure WPM and accuracy. Timer starts on first keystroke.
The timer starts with your first accepted keystroke. Gross WPM represents typing activity, while net WPM deducts unresolved character errors. Accuracy compares attempted keystrokes with those unresolved errors, and English capitalization is significant: an uppercase letter does not match its lowercase form.
Backspace can correct the current word before it is committed. Space or Enter commits that word, and each retyped character still counts as an attempted keystroke. Read WPM together with accuracy and errors rather than treating speed alone as the result.
See formulas and worked examplesPassage, duration, language, difficulty, keyboard, and input method can all change a score. For a useful comparison, keep those settings the same and review several runs instead of selecting one personal best.