Capital letters, commas, periods, quotes and brackets in realistic positions.
When to use this drill
Use punctuation practice when your results point to it: the Keys, Fingers and Insights tabs show exactly which keys, fingers and letter pairs slow you down. Short, focused drills on your weakest spots improve overall speed faster than repeating general tests.
A 10-minute session
- Warm up for 2 minutes with an easy test at a relaxed pace.
- Drill for 5 minutes here, aiming for 97% accuracy rather than speed.
- Test for 3 minutes: take a 1-minute typing test three times and compare with last week.
Measuring progress
Your progress page keeps every result on your device: speed trend, accuracy, consistency and your slowest keys. Check it once a week rather than after every test; daily numbers go up and down, but the weekly trend is what matters.
Typing speed grades
| Grade | Speed | Faster than | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 0 to 29 WPM | 0.5% of typists | Usually looking at the keys or typing with two to four fingers. Touch typing lessons give the biggest gains here. |
| Below average | 30 to 44 WPM | 14% of typists | Comfortable for messages and short emails. A few weeks of daily practice usually moves people into the average band. |
| Average | 45 to 59 WPM | 37% of typists | The speed of a typical computer user. Meets most office requirements, including the 40 WPM federal clerk-typist standard. |
| Above average | 60 to 74 WPM | 66% of typists | Faster than about two thirds of typists. Meets typical requirements for data entry, chat support and most administrative roles. |
| Fast | 75 to 89 WPM | 88% of typists | Faster than about 9 in 10 typists. Competitive for transcription, legal and executive assistant roles. |
| Expert | 90 to 119 WPM | 97% of typists | Fewer than 3 in 100 typists reach this band. Speed is no longer the limit for any common job. |
| Elite | 120+ WPM | more than 99.9% of typists | Competition-level typing. Very few people ever sustain this speed on varied text. |
Why short drills work
Typing speed is built from thousands of tiny movements. Repeating one movement many times in a short, focused session trains it faster than spreading it across long, mixed practice. That is why ten minutes on your three weakest keys usually beats thirty minutes of random tests. Keep sessions short, stop when your accuracy starts to fall, and come back tomorrow.
Which finger types which key
| Finger | Left hand | Right hand |
|---|---|---|
| Index | R T F G V B 4 5 | Y U H J N M 6 7 |
| Middle | E D C 3 | I K , 8 |
| Ring | W S X 2 | O L . 9 |
| Pinky | Q A Z 1 ` Tab Caps Shift | P ; / 0 - = [ ] ' Enter Shift Backspace |
| Thumb | Space | Space |
Every way to practice on Typeri
| Mode | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Random common words for 15 seconds to 10 minutes, or any custom length | Benchmarks and stamina |
| Words | A fixed number of words, 10 to 200 or custom | Quick, repeatable checks |
| Quote | Real sentences in short, medium or long passages | Everyday writing speed |
| Zen | Type anything you like with no target text; Shift + Enter to finish | Warm-ups and free writing |
| Custom | Paste any text: a speech, an article or job vocabulary | Practicing exactly what you type at work |
| Code | Real code in 17 programming languages with auto-indent | Programmers |
| 10-key | Numeric keypad drills scored in keystrokes per hour | Data entry and accounting |
Add punctuation or numbers to time and words tests, switch between 12 languages, and open the settings to change text size, show an on-screen keyboard, add a pace caret or stop on errors.
More questions
How many words is a punctuation practice? At the average speed of 52 WPM you will type about 52 words. At 40 WPM about 40 words, and at 80 WPM about 80 words.
How accurate is the punctuation practice? It counts only correctly typed characters and uses the standard five-characters-per-word formula, the same method employers and typing schools use. For a reliable number, take the test three times and average the results.
Why is my score lower than on other sites? Many sites report raw speed or round up. Typeri reports net speed, so uncorrected mistakes do not count. Text difficulty also matters: punctuation, capitals and numbers all slow everyone down.
Does the test work on a phone? Yes. Tap the text to open your keyboard. Phone typing is usually slower than a physical keyboard, so compare phone results with other phone results.
How often should I test? Once or twice a day is plenty. Spend the rest of your practice time on drills for your weakest keys and letter pairs, which is where improvement comes from.