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Typing test for kids

Free, no account, and no advertising anywhere a child is typing. Written for the parent or teacher who is deciding whether to use it.

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What to expect at each age

Typical typing speeds for children by age
AgeTypicalGood
6–85–12 WPM15 WPM
9–1015–25 WPM30 WPM
11–1320–30 WPM35 WPM
14–1630–40 WPM50 WPM

Rough observed ranges, not a standard. A child below them is not behind; a child above them who is hunting and pecking still has the harder work ahead.

Why accuracy matters more than speed here

A child who types quickly by looking at the keyboard is building a habit that will have to be dismantled later, and dismantling it is harder than learning correctly the first time. Speed arrives on its own once the fingers know where the keys are; it cannot be rushed into place first.

The lessons here block on the wrong key rather than letting a child type past it, which is deliberately a little frustrating. It is the only reliable way to stop the wrong finger becoming automatic.

Safe for classroom use

  • No account is needed. Nothing you type leaves the browser unless a child signs in.
  • No advertising on any lesson, game, typing test or dashboard — enforced by an allow-list in the code, not by policy alone.
  • No behavioural advertising directed at children anywhere on the site, in any configuration.
  • No chat, no messaging, no uploads and no way for children to contact each other.
  • Works on a school network with no install, and in a browser with no plugins.

Full detail in the privacy policy. If a child does create an account, we store an email address and their typing results — and under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, a guardian should agree to that first.

How to help a child improve

  1. Ten to fifteen minutes a day, not an hour at the weekend.
  2. Cover the hands rather than telling them not to look. It removes the argument.
  3. Praise a clean run, not a fast one. They will get fast anyway.
  4. Expect the first week to feel worse than not touch typing at all. It always does.
  5. Use the games between lessons — they drill the same keys without feeling like a lesson.

For teachers

The course runs 415 levels from finding the F key to typing code, and each level names the finger for every key. A class can work through it without any accounts at all — the only thing an account adds is saved progress between sessions.

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Questions from parents and teachers

What age should a child start learning to type?

Around 7 to 8 is when most children can comfortably span a full-size keyboard, and 10 to 12 is when touch typing is usually taught formally. Starting earlier is fine as long as the focus is on using the correct finger rather than on speed, because habits formed early are the ones that have to be undone later.

Is this typing test free for schools?

Yes. Every lesson, the typing test, the practice mode and all four games are free with no account required and no trial period. An account only adds saved progress, and a class can use the site without creating any.

Are there ads on the typing test?

No. Advertising is blocked on every interactive page — lessons, games, the typing test and the dashboard — by an allow-list in the code rather than by policy alone. Where advertising appears at all, it is on articles and reference pages, and it is never personalised.

How fast should a 10 year old type?

Around 15 to 25 words per minute is typical at 10, and 30 WPM is good. Accuracy is the better target at this age: a child typing 18 WPM with the right fingers will pass one typing 28 WPM by hunting and pecking, usually within a year.

How long should a child practise typing each day?

Ten to fifteen minutes a day is more effective than an hour once a week, and concentration on a task like this falls off sharply after about twenty minutes. Short and daily beats long and occasional for any motor skill.

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