Custom Typing Test
Paste your own text — job description, article, or study notes — and practice typing it.
Why practise on your own text?
Standard typing passages are built from common words, which makes them fair for comparison but unrepresentative of what most people actually type all day. Practising the material you really work with transfers far better than practising generic prose.
Common uses:
- Preparing for a typing assessment — paste text in the style the employer uses, such as a job description or a sample support ticket.
- Studying — typing notes out is a recognised way to rehearse them, and you get typing practice for free.
- Learning vocabulary or a technical domain — medical, legal and engineering terms need their own muscle memory.
- Working on a specific weakness — paste a paragraph heavy in the characters you keep missing, such as numbers or punctuation.
How to get a useful measurement
- Use at least 200 characters. Shorter runs are dominated by how the first few words happen to go.
- Keep the text in one language. Switching mid-run wrecks rhythm and produces a number that means little.
- Strip odd formatting. Pasting from a PDF often carries invisible characters and line breaks that you will be scored on.
- Compare against yourself, not others. Your speed on your own text is only meaningful as a trend over time.
How the score is worked out
Exactly as on every other test here. One word counts as five keystrokes, gross WPM is characters ÷ 5 ÷ minutes, and net WPM subtracts uncorrected errors. Accuracy is correct characters as a share of the total.
Expect your custom-text score to sit slightly below your standard test score. Standard passages use common words chosen to be typeable; your own material usually is not. See gross WPM vs net WPM if the two figures differ more than you expect.
Other ways to practise
- Typing test — standard passages, comparable scores
- AI practice lessons — text generated around the keys you keep missing
- Coding typing test — real source code with brackets and operators
- Free practice — untimed, no pressure
- Typing test for jobs — formats employers actually use
Frequently asked questions
Is there a limit on how much text I can paste?
The minimum is 20 characters. There is no practical upper limit — paste a full article if you want a long endurance run. Anything beyond a few thousand characters is more of a stamina exercise than a speed measurement.
Is my pasted text stored or sent anywhere?
No. The text stays in your browser for the duration of the run and is discarded when you reset or leave the page. Nothing is uploaded, which is why you can safely practise with a draft email or study notes.
Does a custom test count towards the leaderboard?
No. Leaderboard places need a standard passage, because a score from text you chose yourself is not comparable to anyone else's. Use the regular typing test for a ranked run.
Can I practise code or text with unusual characters?
Yes — the test accepts whatever you paste, including punctuation, symbols and indentation. If you want code specifically, the dedicated coding typing test uses real source snippets and handles brackets and operators sensibly.
Why is my WPM lower on my own text?
Almost always because the vocabulary is less common than in a standard passage. Technical terms, proper nouns and unusual punctuation all slow typing down. That is not a flaw in the measurement — it is a fair reflection of how fast you type that particular material.