This Arabic typing test measures how fast and how accurately you type real Arabic words. It runs in your browser, it is free, and you do not need an Arabic keyboard: the built-in Arabic (101) layout turns the keys of any English keyboard into Arabic letters, and the on-screen keyboard shows where each letter is. In Arabic the test is called اختبار سرعة الكتابة – literally a "writing speed test" – and that is exactly what you get here: a speed in words per minute, an accuracy score and a list of letters to practise.
What makes typing Arabic different
If you already type English, three things about Arabic will feel new. None of them makes Arabic harder once your fingers know the keys, but they explain why your first speed typing test in Arabic is usually slower than your English score.
- Right to left. Arabic text runs from right to left, so the test box, the caret and the word order are mirrored. Numbers inside a sentence still read left to right. On this site the text box switches direction automatically when you pick Arabic.
- Joining letters. Most Arabic letters connect to their neighbours and change shape: the letter ع looks different at the start, middle and end of a word. You always type the same key – the font picks the right shape – so do not look for separate keys for each form. Six letters (ا د ذ ر ز و) never join to the letter after them, which is why some words look "broken" in the middle.
- No capital letters, but many look-alikes. Arabic has no upper and lower case, yet it has letters that differ only by dots (ب ت ث, ج ح خ, س ش). Most mistakes in an arabic typing test for beginners are dot mistakes, not speed problems.
The words in this test are written without harakat (the short-vowel marks such as fatha and kasra), the way everyday Arabic is typed in emails, documents and chat. That matches the popular اختبار سرعة الكتابة في 10 دقائق بدون حركات format – a 10-minute test without diacritics.
How to type Arabic on this site
The Keyboard menu next to the language gives you two ways to take the Arabic typing test online:
- Arabic (101) — works on any keyboard. This is the default on a computer. Each key you press is mapped to the letter printed on a standard Arabic 101 keyboard, so a laptop bought in India or Europe types Arabic without changing any system settings. This is the easiest answer to the common problem of finding an Arabic keyboard in India: you do not need one.
- My own Arabic keyboard / input method. Choose this if Arabic is already added in Windows, macOS, Android or iOS. The site then accepts exactly what your system types, which is also how the test works on phones.
The on-screen keyboard highlights the next key and colours every key by the finger that should press it, and the animated hands show that finger. You can turn the keyboard, sounds and hands on or off in settings, and pick a theme or the easy-to-read font if Arabic letters look small on your screen.
What does an Arabic keyboard look like?
A standard Arabic keyboard is an ordinary keyboard with Arabic letters printed next to the Latin ones. The layout used almost everywhere – and the one built into this arabic keyboard typing test – is Arabic (101). Here are its letter rows as they sit on the keys of a US keyboard:
| Row | English keys | Arabic letters (no Shift) |
|---|---|---|
| Top row | Q W E R T Y U I O P [ ] | ض ص ث ق ف غ ع ه خ ح ج د |
| Home row | A S D F G H J K L ; ' | ش س ي ب ل ا ت ن م ك ط |
| Bottom row | Z X C V B N M , . / | ئ ء ؤ ر لا ى ة و ز ظ |
| Number row | ` (left of 1) | ذ |
Hold Shift for the hamza forms and marks: Shift+H gives أ, Shift+Y gives إ, Shift+N gives آ, and Shift+K gives the Arabic comma ،. The B key types the lam-alef pair لا in one stroke. Harakat sit on Shift too (Shift+Q is fatha, Shift+A is kasra, Shift+E is damma), although you will not need them in this test.
Types of Arabic keyboard
Windows also offers Arabic (102) and an Arabic AZERTY layout used in parts of North Africa, and Apple keyboards have their own Arabic PC and Arabic layouts. They move a few letters around, but the home row is almost the same. If your own keyboard follows a different layout, choose "My own Arabic keyboard" so the test accepts what you type.
How your Arabic typing test result is calculated
The site uses the same scoring for every language, so your Arabic result can be compared with your English one. A "word" is counted as five characters, including spaces, because Arabic words vary a lot in length.
WPM = (correct characters ÷ 5) ÷ minutes
Accuracy = correct keystrokes ÷ all keystrokes × 100
Raw WPM counts every character you typed, right or wrong. CPM (characters per minute) is the same speed without dividing by five, and consistency shows how steady your speed was from second to second.
Worked example. In a one-minute test (اختبار سرعة الكتابة في دقيقة) you type 172 characters and 160 of them are correct. Your speed is 160 ÷ 5 ÷ 1 = 32 WPM, your raw speed is 172 ÷ 5 = 34.4 WPM, your CPM is 160 and your accuracy is 160 ÷ 172 = about 93%. The popular target of 250 words in 10 minutes (اختبار سرعة الكتابة في 10 دقائق 250 كلمة) works out to 25 WPM.
What is a good Arabic typing speed?
"Typing test – what is good?" depends on the job and on how long you have typed Arabic. These ranges are typical for Arabic on a physical keyboard; treat them as rough guides, not official standards.
| Level | Arabic WPM (about) | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Under 15 | Still searching for letters; focus on accuracy first. |
| Everyday typist | 15–25 | Comfortable for chat and short emails. |
| Office level | 25–35 | Enough for most data entry and secretarial roles. |
| Fast | 35–50 | Typical of professional Arabic typists and translators. |
| Very fast | 50+ | Rare; usually years of daily touch typing. |
Aim for 95% accuracy or better at every level. For arabic typing jobs such as data entry, transcription or bilingual office work, employers often ask for around 25–35 WPM in Arabic plus a separate English score, so check the job advert for the exact figure.
How to learn Arabic typing
You do not need an arabic typing course near me to get started – a short daily routine at home works well. Here is a plan that suits an adult beginner:
- Learn the home row first. Put your left fingers on ش س ي ب (A S D F) and your right fingers on ت ن م ك (J K L ;). The bumps on F and J mean ب and ت are your anchors. This is the correct typing test practice finger position for Arabic.
- Practise the dotted groups. Spend a few minutes on ب ت ث and ج ح خ; they sit on different keys, so your fingers learn them faster than your eyes.
- Take a 1-minute test every day and write down WPM and accuracy. Use the "keys to practise" list on the result screen to open a drill of just those letters.
- Add a 10-minute test once a week. Longer tests show whether you keep accuracy when you get tired – the main reason people fail timed tests.
- Stop looking down. Once you know the home row, turn on blind mode or hide the on-screen keyboard for a few tests. That is how an arabic touch typing test is meant to be taken.
For more guided work, the adaptive typing practice page picks up your weakest Arabic letters from saved stats, and the typing games run in Arabic too if you want an arabic typing test game instead of plain text.
Arabic and English typing test
Many jobs in the Gulf and many translation roles ask for both scores. Take the Arabic test, then switch the language menu to English – or open the English typing test – and repeat the same length. That gives you both halves of the usual Gulf hiring check: an Arabic keyboard test (اختبار سرعة الكتابة على الكيبورد بالعربي) and an English one (اختبار سرعة الكتابة بالانجليزي), taken on the same keyboard. Your results are kept separately per language, so the My progress page shows your Arabic and English personal bests side by side. If you need a record, the typing certificate page turns either result into a free certificate you can download.
Types of typing test you can take in Arabic
People searching for different types of typing test usually mean these formats. All of them work with Arabic here:
- Timed tests – 15 s, 30 s, 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10 minutes. The typing test time is up to you.
- Word-count tests – 10, 25, 50 or 100 words, finished as fast as you can.
- Paragraph and quote tests – longer connected text, closer to real documents.
- Numbers test – digits mixed into the text, useful because an online typing test with numbers is common in data-entry hiring.
- Custom text – paste your own Arabic passage, for example a page from your course book.
Arabic typing test on a phone
A mobile test (اختبار سرعة الكتابة بالجوال) works in the same page. On a phone the site uses your phone's own Arabic keyboard, so add Arabic in your keyboard settings first (Gboard and the iPhone keyboard both include it). Phone scores are usually lower than keyboard scores because of autocorrect and thumb typing, so compare phone results only with other phone results.