How fast can you type? Find out with Speed Typing Online

Ever envied some friends who can blitz through a huge passage in a matter of seconds, with fingers flying all over the keyboard?

Well, there are tons of different websites that offer typing test and training courses, online and offline, paid and free. In these times were nearly every field of work requires some decree of interaction with the computer, whether it be for programming, writing a blog, or simply entering data,  whether it's just a hobby or if the number on the paycheck received at the end of the month is dependent on it, a decent typing speed is essential for everyone in the current world.

Today I shall share with you a simple website that does what it says on the tin : http://www.speedtypingonline.com/typing-test .

This website is simple and efficient. The page loads a test, and just waits for you to enter a key to kick off the timer. The box that displays the passage also shows what you have typed by superimposition, and the mistakes are highlighted in red, allowing you to easily correct them.

Oh, and if the defaults setting fail to appeal, the test time can be altered between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, and the myriad text options vary from random words to short stories that can can be enjoyed not only by typing, but also by reading. It supports multiple keyboard layouts, and shows your typing speed and some other useful information.

If your speed isn't what you expected, try the test once per day and your wpm (Words Per Minute- the unit of typing speed) will shoot up in no time.