KeyslamFree typing test
Typing test with real keyboard sounds
A free typing speed test where every key plays a real recording of one of 15 keyboards and typewriters, from a clicky Cherry MX Blue to an Olivetti Lettera 22. Pick a sound and start typing: the clock starts on your first key.
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Press Space after each word. Wrong words turn red. Esc starts over. Your best score per length stays in this browser only.
Short answer: pick a keyboard sound, pick 15, 30 or 60 seconds, and start typing the words in the test above. The clock starts on your first key. Your score is correct characters divided by five, per minute, and accuracy is the share of your keystrokes that matched the letter expected at that point. It is free, runs in your browser and works with a phone keyboard.
How WPM and accuracy are counted
A "word" in typing tests is five characters, spaces included, so long and short words count fairly. This test adds up the characters of every word you typed exactly right, plus the space after it, divides by five and then by the minutes. A word with a typo scores nothing, so speed without accuracy doesn't pay.
Accuracy counts keystrokes: every character you type is checked against the letter that should be there at that moment. Fixing a typo with Delete doesn't undo the miss, so accuracy can drop below 100% even when every word ends up right.
| Speed | Correct characters in 15 s | In 30 s | In 60 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 WPM | 38 | 75 | 150 |
| 40 WPM | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| 50 WPM | 63 | 125 | 250 |
| 60 WPM | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| 80 WPM | 100 | 200 | 400 |
| 100 WPM | 125 | 250 | 500 |
| 120 WPM | 150 | 300 | 600 |
Characters needed for each score: WPM × 5 × seconds ÷ 60, rounded up. Shorter tests swing more with one fumbled word, so use 60 seconds to compare yourself across days.
Which keyboard sound to type with
For a typing test with click sound, start with MX Blue: it clicks on every press, or the Unicomp buckling spring for a bigger click-clack. For a rounder sound with no click, try Topre or the MacBook butterfly recording. For a typewriter, Return rings a bell, though this test never asks for Return.
Each button plays a short sample and selects that board for the test. Measured loudness and brightness for every board are on the keyboard sound test page.
How the sounds are made
Every board is cut from one real typing recording, released into the public domain (CC0) on Freesound by the person credited on its page; the typewriters add a second recording for the bell on Return. Keyslam detects each strike, pairs it with its key-up where the recording has one, and sorts the strikes by natural loudness into four bands: soft, medium, hard and slam, the hardest ~8%. Each band is leveled to a consistent target, and every board is leveled to the same loudness, so switching boards mid-test won't make you jump.
The Natural setting varies each press a little, the way your own typing does. Soft, Medium, Hard and Slam hold every key at one band, with only a slight variation. The full story of the recordings is on the Keyslam about page.
Why some people like typing with sound
Many people find that a sound on each key makes fast typing easier to follow, because every press is confirmed without looking down. Others just enjoy the click of a board they don't own. There's no need to take anyone's word for it: run the same 60-second test with Sound on and Sound off and compare your own numbers. If you'd like the sound outside this test, Keyslam is a keyboard sound app for Mac that plays the same boards in all your apps.
Typing test questions
Is this typing test free?
Yes. No account, no download and no limit on attempts. Your best score per test length is kept only in this browser.
Can I take the typing test on a phone?
Yes. Tap the box and type with your phone's keyboard. Phones often don't report which key you pressed, so the page plays a sound for each character you type. Phone keyboards differ, so compare phone scores with phone scores.
Can I take the test with typewriter sounds?
Yes. Choose Selectric or Olivetti in the Sound menu. Every letter plays a real typewriter strike, recorded on the machine itself.
How is WPM calculated here?
Correct characters, including the space after each correct word, divided by five and then by the test length in minutes. A 30-second test with 150 correct characters scores 60 WPM.
Does typing with sound make me faster?
We don't make that claim. Some people type more comfortably with a click and some prefer silence. Use the Sound button to run the same test both ways and see what your own numbers say.
Keep the sound after the test.
Keyslam plays the same 15 boards on every key you press in your Mac apps, for $3.99 once after a 7-day free trial.