Questions, answered.

Typetera is a free, login-free typing test built for the multilingual web. You can measure your typing speed and accuracy in seven languages - English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Spanish, French, and Portuguese - with native scripts and locale-appropriate punctuation. The test runs entirely in your browser, takes 30 seconds to 10 minutes depending on the mode you pick, and shows you words per minute, characters per minute, accuracy percentage, and the specific keys that slowed you down most. Typetera is built and maintained by Anuvrittiksha EdTech Pvt. Ltd., a small team in Bengaluru, India.

Yes. There is no paid tier, no premium plan, no trial that converts into a subscription. Every feature on the site is available to every user at no cost, and we have no plans to change that. The site is supported by non-intrusive Google AdSense ads on supporting pages like Results, FAQ, Tips, and About - never on the test page itself, which remains completely ad-free so nothing interrupts your typing.

No. Typetera does not require an account, an email address, or any personal information. You can open the test page and start typing immediately. Your typing history is stored in your browser's localStorage so that the Results page can show your recent runs and progress over time, but nothing is uploaded to any server and clearing your browser data clears your history.

No. Typetera is a web application that runs entirely in your browser. Any modern browser on desktop or mobile - Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Brave, Arc - will work. There is no native app, no Chrome extension, no desktop installer. The whole site is under 200KB gzipped on first load and works offline once a page has been visited.

Typetera is built for anyone who wants an honest measurement of their typing speed and accuracy. The most common visitor profiles we see are students preparing for government typing exams like SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, and CPCT; professionals whose work involves a lot of typing and who want to track their speed; teachers and trainers who use Typetera as a classroom tool; and casual users who are simply curious how fast they actually type. The multilingual support also makes Typetera one of the few credible options for typists working primarily in Indic scripts.

Typetera supports all current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Brave on both desktop and mobile. We test against the last two major versions of each browser. If something behaves unexpectedly on an older or less-common browser, please email support@typetera.com with a screenshot and we will investigate.

We chose English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Spanish, French, and Portuguese for our launch because together they cover roughly half of all internet users and because the multilingual typing-test gap is widest among Indic languages. English is the global baseline; Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu address the South Asian market where serious typing test infrastructure has historically been weak; Spanish, French, and Portuguese cover Latin America, Western Europe, and Brazil. We plan to add more languages once we have validated the multilingual mechanics, and we are open to user suggestions - write to support@typetera.com with the language you want next.

Typetera assumes you have a native script keyboard layout - InScript, Phonetic, or any remapped layout - active on your system. The first time you type in one of these scripts, a brief layout check confirms that the character you intend to type is the character your keyboard actually produces. If your layout is not set up, the layout check links to a short setup guide for Windows, macOS, and Linux. We do not transliterate from QWERTY; the test expects real native script input throughout.

Yes. The language picker is in the top navigation bar and is also available from the home page. Switching languages reloads the test corpus for that language and resets the current run, but your history for other languages is preserved separately. You can build streaks in multiple languages without them interfering with each other.

Typetera offers three test modes. Sentences mode uses a hand-curated corpus of real prose in your chosen language - this is the default and the most realistic measure of your typing under genuine cognitive load. Words mode displays a continuous stream of common words from a frequency list, with no punctuation or sentence structure - this isolates raw finger speed and is similar to what most other typing sites show by default. Custom mode lets you paste or upload your own passage up to 50KB, which is ideal for exam prep with past-year papers or for practicing on the material you actually type at work.

You can choose 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 5 minutes for sentence and word modes. The 1-minute default is the most widely used baseline for typing test results that can be compared across sites and contexts. Exam mode runs for 10 minutes locked, which matches the duration of most Indian government typing exams. Custom mode runs until you finish the passage or run out the timer, whichever comes first.

Yes. The Options bar above the test lets you toggle punctuation, numbers, and capital letters independently. By default, all three are on for sentences mode and off for words mode. Turning them on generates a more realistic test that reflects how you actually type at work; turning them off generates a cleaner measurement of raw finger speed. Exam mode locks these settings to match the conventions of the exam you are practicing for.

Your typing history is saved locally in your browser's localStorage. It is not uploaded to any Typetera server, not synced across devices, and not associated with any identifier we can correlate back to you. The Results page reads from localStorage to show your recent runs and progress chart. If you clear your browser data, or open Typetera in a private/incognito window, your history will not be visible - but starting fresh is one click away if that is what you want.

WPM (words per minute) counts every five typed characters as one word, then divides by elapsed minutes. We report net WPM, which subtracts errors from your total - the more conservative and honest measure. CPM (characters per minute) is the same idea without the divide-by-five normalization; it is more useful for non-Latin scripts where word boundaries do not map cleanly to five-character chunks. Accuracy is the percentage of correct characters out of all characters you entered, including ones you backspaced over. Most professional benchmarks require 95-98 percent accuracy as a floor.

WPM is the standard measurement most exams, employers, and other typing sites use, so it is the right number to share or compare. CPM is the fairer measurement when typing in Devanagari, Tamil, or Telugu, because a single visible character in those scripts can correspond to several keystrokes, making the divide-by-five WPM math less meaningful. Typetera shows both side by side so you can use whichever fits your context.

Average typing speed for adults is around 40 WPM. A speed of 50-60 WPM is considered solidly above average and is the threshold for most professional roles that require typing. Government typing exams in India typically require 30-35 WPM. Competitive typists routinely hit 100+ WPM, and the world record is over 200 WPM. Your speed will vary by language - most typists are 10-20 percent slower in their second or third language than in their primary one.

Yes. Typetera has dedicated exam-prep pages for SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, CPCT, and state-level clerical typing tests, in both English and Hindi. Each exam page loads a locked 10-minute window with passages curated to match the exam's real format, the correct WPM threshold for that exam, and the minimum accuracy requirement. You can find the full list at /exams from any locale, and the Hindi versions at /hi/exams.

Yes, via Custom mode. Copy the passage from any past-year paper, paste it into the Custom mode input, and start the test. Your passage stays in your browser - we do not upload it, store it, or share it with anyone. You can save frequently-used passages locally and they will appear in the Recent texts list on the Custom mode page for quick re-runs.

Because ads on the test page itself would defeat the purpose of having a clean, distraction-free typing experience. We make money from non-intrusive Google AdSense ads on supporting pages - Results, FAQ, Tips, About, Contact - that users reach after or around the test, never during. This is a deliberate design choice that costs us some revenue and is the central reason we run this site the way we do.

We collect anonymous traffic measurement via Google Analytics 4 - pageviews, browser, country, language, and other standard non-identifying signals - to understand which features are used and where the site is slow. We do not collect your name, email, IP-based identifier, typing history, or test results on any server we operate. Both analytics and advertising can be turned off via the cookie banner at the bottom of any page; neither runs without your consent in jurisdictions that require it.

Email support@typetera.com with a description of what you were trying to do, what happened instead, and ideally a screenshot. We typically reply within 24 hours on weekdays. Feature requests go into the same inbox; we prioritize them based on how many users ask for the same thing and how well it fits the product's focus on a clean, multilingual typing test.

Parts of Typetera - primarily the typing engine and the multilingual corpus tooling - are intended to become open source over time. We are not there yet at v1; the immediate priority is stabilizing the product. If you are a developer or contributor who would like to help, email support@typetera.com and we will be in touch when we open the relevant repositories.