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What is a Good WPM?

Words Per Minute (WPM) is the standard measurement of typing speed. But what should you aim for? Here is the breakdown of typing skill levels.

Beginner0 - 60 WPM

Learning the keyboard layout. Hunt and peck method.

Average60 - 120 WPM

Casual computer user. Comfortable but not touch typing efficiently.

Professional120 - 180 WPM

Touch typist. Productive for coding and writing.

Fast180 - 300 WPM

Top 1% of typists. Your thoughts flow directly to the screen.

Elite (Superhuman)300+ WPM

The pinnacle of speed. Competitive world-record territory.

How to measure your speed?

Funnytyping uses the standard formula: (Characters / 5) / Time (min). We also calculate Net WPM which penalizes uncorrected errors. This gives you a realistic measure of your productivity.

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