3 Minute Typing Test

The three-minute typing test is a popular benchmark used by many employers and typing courses. It balances speed and stamina and is a good bridge between quick checks and full exam simulations.

Practice test

3 minute typing test

Instructions

  1. The passage is shown on the screen. Type it in the typing box exactly as given – including capital letters, punctuation and spaces.
  2. Copy, paste, auto-correct and spell-check are disabled, as in the real exam.
  3. Your result is calculated with exam-style full and half mistakes when you submit or when the time ends.
  4. The test fills the whole screen and is keyboard-only: the mouse and page scrolling are disabled until it ends.
  5. Press Esc at any time to stop. You will be asked whether to save the incomplete attempt to your history.
  6. Results are saved permanently in this browser (latest 1,000 tests with full reports).
Add your own passages in My Paragraphs – they appear here.
Advanced options

The test opens full screen and works with the keyboard only (mouse is disabled).
Esc stops the test · Ctrl + Enter submits

Submit test?

Test stopped

Save this incomplete attempt to your history?

How to use the 3 minute test

Use it twice a week to set your baseline and to check that accuracy stays above 95%.

Your result shows gross and net speed, accuracy, key depressions per hour and the railway formula side by side, so you can compare your performance with any exam’s requirement. Every attempt is saved in My Results.

Other durations: 1 minute · 2 minute · 5 minute · 10 minute · 15 minute

Frequently asked questions

How many words should I type in a 3 minute typing test?

At the government-job standard of 35 wpm you need about 105 correct words in 3 minutes; at 30 wpm about 90 words.

Is a 3 minute typing test enough to prepare for exams?

It is useful for warm-ups and progress checks, but you should also practise full 10 or 15 minute tests because exams measure sustained speed.