Spacebar Counter – Spacebar CPS Test, 1 to 300 Seconds

Q: Can I play it as a space bar game?

Yes. Every run leaves a count to beat: press Go again and try to pass it. For a change of game, pick Rhythm thirty in the Round menu and try for the same count three times in a row.

How it works

This spacebar counter counts how many times you can press the spacebar in ten seconds and gives your presses per second, so it is a spacebar CPS test as well. On a phone, tap the box.

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How the space bar clicker counts

The clock starts on your first press, and only the space bar counts: a mouse click gets the box ready and adds nothing. Holding the bar down does not help, because a held key counts once. While a run is on, the space bar does not scroll the page.

Spacebar test lengths, from 1 second to 5 minutes

Under More options, the Round menu has eight lengths. Pick Five-second sprint for a 5 second spacebar counter or Sixty-second minute for a spacebar counter 60 seconds long; Five-minute marathon is the longest. Seven more rounds last ten seconds and each ask for one way of pressing, such as Thumb only or Bar ends.

Rest your thumb on the bar and press from there: lifting clear between presses adds travel, and travel is time.
Setting a spacebar challenge? Agree the round first: a one-second burst and a full minute are different contests.
Comparing two keyboards? Run Ten-second standard three times on each with the same hand and compare the middle counts.

Questions and answers

Is this a space bar counter or a spacebar speed test?

Both. The big number counts your presses, and the line under it gives your speed in presses per second over the length of the run.

How many times can you hit the spacebar in ten seconds?

Run it and see: the page opens on ten seconds and shows your own count. It prints no average and no record, because it collects nobody's scores, and counts from different keyboards do not compare.

Does the spacebar clicker work on a phone?

Yes. A phone has no space bar, so taps on the box are counted instead, and the result reads the same: your count, then presses per second. For mouse clicks, use the CPS test.

Can I play it as a space bar game?

Yes. Every run leaves a count to beat: press Go again and try to pass it. For a change of game, pick Rhythm thirty in the Round menu and try for the same count three times in a row.

Does this test for anything medical?

No. It counts key presses for fun and practice. A low count can come from a stiff keyboard, a cold hand or a slow start, and it cannot diagnose anything. If you are worried about your hands, see a qualified professional.

All 17 rounds

Time windows 8

One-second burst One second from your first press. Stamina plays no part, so this is your peak rate, and a single press either way changes the result by a whole press per second.
Five-second sprint Five seconds, flat out. Short enough that stamina barely matters, long enough that one lucky press counts for less than it does in the one-second burst.
Ten-second standard The round the page opens on. Ten seconds is the window to use when you compare two keyboards or two techniques, because it is quick to repeat three times.
Fifteen-second push Fifteen seconds, long enough that tiredness can start to show. Compare the rate per second with your ten-second figure to see whether it does.
Thirty-second test Half a minute. Pick a rhythm you can hold to the end: a fast start that falls apart can score lower than an even pace.
Sixty-second minute A full minute of pressing. Compare the rate per second with your ten-second rate to see how much you fade.
Two-minute grind Two minutes. This is about pacing and a relaxed hand, not speed. Stop if your hand or wrist starts to ache.
Five-minute marathon Five minutes, the longest window the counter offers. Even one press a second adds up to 300, so pace yourself and rest your hand afterwards.

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Technique rounds, 10 seconds each 7

Thumb only Ten seconds with the thumb you normally use for the space bar when you type, and no other finger. This is the baseline for the other technique rounds.
Off-hand thumb Ten seconds with the thumb you do not normally use for the space bar. The gap between this and Thumb only shows how one-sided your typing has become.
Index finger Ten seconds with one index finger, tapping the bar the way you would tap a desk. A finger may or may not beat your thumb, and this round lets you find out.
Two thumbs, alternating Ten seconds with both thumbs taking turns. The space bar is one switch and must come back up before it can count again, so two thumbs only help if they never overlap.
Two index fingers, alternating Ten seconds drumming on the bar with both index fingers in turn. It only pays off if each finger lets the bar rise before the next one lands, because a press on a bar that is still down counts for nothing.
Bar ends Ten seconds pressing the far left or far right end of the space bar, not the middle. If this count is well below your Thumb only count, the bar does not press evenly across its width.
Touch tap For phones and tablets, which have no space bar: ten seconds of taps on the pad with one finger. Tap scores are kept apart from keyboard scores.

Warm-up and rhythm 2

Warm-up five Five seconds that are never saved. Use it to wake the hand up and to check that the page is hearing your space bar before a run that counts.
Rhythm thirty Thirty seconds at a pace you choose, not flat out. Try for the same count three times in a row: an even rhythm is what holds up in the long windows.

How this list was compiled: Rounds written for this counter; every round is a setting of the tool, not a measurement of anyone. How the counter treats a held key follows the KeyboardEvent.repeat property documented at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/repeat (checked 2026-09-19). The notes on the space bar itself (the widest key on the keyboard, a literal metal bar on early typewriters, and the key that pages a browser window down) were checked against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_bar on 2026-09-19, and the thumb resting on the space bar in touch typing against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing on the same date. The counter cannot see which finger you use, so the technique rounds rely on you keeping to the rule. Licence: own work