Hindi Typing Test
Devanagari passages matched character by character. Use any Unicode Hindi input method you already have.
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How Hindi typing speed is measured
The WPM formula is identical to English — (characters typed ÷ 5) ÷ minutes — but every Devanagari character is matched individually, including independent vowels, conjuncts and matras (the vowel signs attached to consonants). Because Devanagari packs more meaning per character than the Latin alphabet, compare your Hindi results to your own Hindi history rather than directly to an English WPM score.
Unicode vs legacy fonts
This test uses Unicode Devanagari, the modern standard supported by every current operating system, browser and government exam portal. It is not the same as Kruti Dev, an older non-Unicode font that remaps Devanagari glyphs onto English keys — if you learned typing on Kruti Dev, see the dedicated Kruti Dev test instead, since the two use different keystrokes for the same visible text.
Which keyboard layout to use
- Mangal / InScript — the standard Windows Hindi layout and the one most government typing exams (SSC, state PSCs) are based on.
- Google Input Tools — phonetic typing (type “namaste”, get नमस्ते), useful for casual use but not exam-standard.
- Built-in mobile/macOS Hindi keyboards — Unicode-compliant and fully compatible with this test.
Preparing for a government exam? See the SSC typing test page for speed requirements and exam-specific practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Any Unicode one: the Windows Hindi (InScript / Mangal) layout, Google Input Tools, or the built-in Hindi keyboard on macOS, Android and iOS.
Kruti Dev is a legacy non-Unicode font. This test needs Unicode Devanagari input. See the dedicated Kruti Dev page for how the two differ.
The same way as English — characters typed divided by five, per minute — counting each Devanagari character, including matras.
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