Typing test for kids
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Start typing to begin
Type the words shown. Press Control or Command with Enter to restart, and Escape to stop a test or open settings.
ctrl/⌘ + enter restart esc stop or settings
Type the words shown. Press Control or Command with Enter to restart, and Escape to stop a test or open settings.
ctrl/⌘ + enter restart esc stop or settings
Kids typing test
This typing test for kids shows one short, common word at a time in large letters. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to distract, so children can concentrate on finding the right keys, and every finished test ends with a friendly summary of how they did.
The words come from a list of very common short English words, the kind children meet early when learning to read, such as look, help, home and tree. Each one has five letters or fewer, there are no capitals or punctuation, and only one word is on screen at a time, so there is never a wall of text to read.
The letters are larger than on the standard test, and each session lasts thirty seconds: long enough to settle into a rhythm, short enough to finish before attention drifts.
The habits children learn in their first weeks at a keyboard tend to stay with them, so it pays to start well.
After each test, the results show words per minute, how many keys were typed correctly and how accurate the typing was. Rather than comparing the score with older children or adults, compare it with the last few tries. The test keeps a personal best on this device, so beating it is a goal that belongs to your child alone.
The Progress page lists every finished test in this browser with a simple trend line, which makes steady improvement easy to see and to celebrate.
There are no accounts, no profiles and no chat, and there are no ads in the test. Scores and settings are saved only in this browser on this device, and nothing your child types is sent anywhere. The site counts visits with anonymous analytics that set no cookies; the privacy page explains exactly what that covers.
There is no fixed age. It suits children who can already read short, everyday words; if many words on screen are unfamiliar, the test is probably a little early.
There is no single target. Speeds vary widely with age, reading level and practice, so the most useful comparison is with your child's own earlier results. A rising personal best with steady accuracy is the sign of real progress.
Little and often. A few thirty-second tests on most days build familiarity with the keyboard without turning practice into a chore.
Yes, completely. There is nothing to buy, no account to create and nothing to install; it runs in any modern web browser.
Want a routine? Read The Quiet Practice, a short guide to typing faster, or browse the typing guide.