Start with one passage
Press Start test and type the passage shown. It is about 55 words, so a run takes around a minute at an average pace. The clock starts on your first key and stops at the last character. Correct letters turn dark, wrong ones turn red, and Backspace lets you fix them. Pasting is blocked, so every character has to come from your fingers.
Three runs, three jobs
A practice session only needs three runs. Give each one a different job so you are not just repeating the same thing.
- Settle. Type at a relaxed pace, find the home row and shake off any stiffness. Ignore the score.
- Clean. Type slowly enough that nothing turns red. If you see a mistake, ease off for the next few words.
- Honest. Type at the pace you could hold all day. This is the run that tells you where you are.
Do this once or twice a day. On a busy day, the clean run alone is worth the minute it takes.
Accuracy before speed
Your score is raw WPM multiplied by accuracy. At 50 WPM and 90 percent accuracy you score 45. At 46 WPM and 98 percent you also score 45, and the slower run built better habits. A mistake you fix still counts against accuracy, because the wrong key was pressed. That is why slowing down usually lifts the score instead of lowering it.
Track progress in Your scores
After every finished run, the Your scores panel below the test updates. It shows your best, your average and the number of attempts, with a small chart of recent attempts from oldest to newest.
Watch the average and the direction of the line, not the best. A best score can come from an easy passage or a lucky minute. A rising average means the practice is working. Flat stretches are normal, so judge it over weeks, not days. If you want a fresh start, Clear history wipes the list.
Where to go next
When the passage starts to feel easy, change the material. Touch typing practice drills the home row without looking down, typing practice paragraphs builds stamina over about 160 words, and fast typing practice uses random words to push your speed. Each mode keeps its own score history.