How it works
This KPH test times you on the main keyboard and gives your keystrokes per hour (KPH), WPM and accuracy from one run. Six passages are letters only; six carry dates, sums and reference numbers. A self-test: no certificate.
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How to test KPH
Type for 1, 3 or 5 minutes. KPH is your correct characters a minute, spaces included, multiplied by 60: 150 a minute is 9,000 KPH. A longer run gives a steadier figure, because one stumble weighs less. Compare a result only with a run of the same length on the same kind of text.
WPM and KPH from one run
A word is five characters, so 1 WPM is 300 KPH, and this is a WPM and KPH test in one. A job posting may quote either: a 10k KPH target is 10,000 keystrokes an hour, or 33.3 WPM. The converter under More options turns any other figure.
- Run a letters passage, then one with figures: the gap between the two scores is what the top row costs.
Questions and answers
Is this KPH typing test free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit on runs, and what you type stays in your browser.
What KPH do data entry jobs ask for?
Each employer sets its own figure, for letters, numbers or both. Ask the recruiter which text the test uses, how long it runs and how errors count. This page prints no pass mark: we could read none at an employer's own page.
How do I convert KPH to WPM?
Divide by 300: 12,000 KPH is 40 WPM, and 15,000 KPH is 50 WPM. That holds where a word is five keystrokes, as here. Ask whether your test counts wrong keystrokes too; this page counts correct ones only.
Is KPH typing done on letters or on the number pad?
KPH counts keystrokes on any keys. This page measures the main keyboard: letters alone, or letters with figures on the top row. For digits on the number pad, the number typing test scores in KPH too.