With TypeLords you can customize your own typing test — up to 10 minutes — TypeLords

Q: How do I find Customize a Test?

Open TypeTest and choose 'Customize a Test,' then set your time, WPM, and accuracy targets and start. It's only a couple of clicks from the TypeTest page to a test of your own design.

Most typing tests make every decision for you.

How long it runs, what counts as a pass, whether you certified or not — all decided before you sit down, by someone who has never met you and doesn't know what you're training for. You take what you're given and you live with the verdict.

Customize a Test flips that. Inside TypeTest, it hands you the three dials that define any typing test — duration, speed, accuracy — and lets you set all three yourself. Want to prove you can hold 70 WPM at 98% accuracy for a full ten minutes? Set exactly that, then go earn it. The test becomes a goal you declared, not a number you were handed.

TL;DR

Customize a Test lets you build your own typing test in TypeTest.
Set any duration from 1 to 10 minutes.
Set any speed target from 20 to 200 WPM.
Set any accuracy target from 80% to 100%.
Hit all three targets and you pass.
A test defined by your goal, not someone else's.

A test built around your goal

TypeLords' Customize a Test lets you build your own typing test inside TypeTest: set any duration from 1 to 10 minutes, any speed target from 20 to 200 WPM, and any accuracy target from 80% to 100%. Hit all three and you pass — a test defined entirely by you. That last part is what makes it different from every fixed test on the ladder.

The fixed levels — Beginner through Elite, covered in the full tier guide — are perfect when you want to know which standard band you fall into. Customize a Test is for when you have a specificgoal that doesn't map to a preset: a number from a job description, a personal milestone, a duration you're trying to extend. You stop asking "which tier am I?" and start asking "can I hit the exact thing I'm aiming for?"

The three dials

Every typing test is really just three settings wearing a costume. Customize a Test takes off the costume and lets you turn each one.

Set all three — then go hit them

The ranges are wide on purpose. One to ten minutes covers everything from a quick warm-up to a full endurance test — and the ten-minute ceiling means you can build a genuine stamina trial, the kind we make the case for in the case for a 10-minute test. Twenty to 200 WPMspans absolute beginner to world-class, so the target is meaningful whether you're aiming for your first 30 or chasing 150. And 80% to 100% accuracy lets you decide how clean "passing" has to be — because a fast run full of errors shouldn't count, and you get to set exactly where that line sits.

How to build one

The path is short. It lives inside TypeTest, two clicks from a custom test of your own design.

Open TypeTest

Click “Customize a Test”

Set time, WPM & accuracy

Pass to earn your certificate

That's it. Once you've set your three targets, the test runs like any other — except the finish line is the one you drew. Clear all three and you pass; fall short on any one and you don't, which is exactly what makes hitting your own bar satisfying rather than automatic.

Setting targets that actually mean something

The freedom to set any target is also the easiest thing to misuse. Set the bar too low and passing means nothing; set it absurdly high and you just collect failure. The useful zone is a genuine stretch — a target sitting a little above where you are now, reachable with focus but not guaranteed.

Where to set the speed target

A few ways people use it well. Some match a requirement— if a role asks for 50 WPM at 95% accuracy, they build exactly that test and prove they clear it. Some extend a duration — holding their speed for three minutes today, four next week, climbing toward ten. Some chase a clean run— keeping the speed modest but pushing accuracy to 99% to drill precision. The dial that matters most depends on your goal, which is the whole point of getting to set them. To actually move a target you've set, structured practice beats retrying — the practice regimen is the blueprint.

The one rule

Set the target you'd be proud to clear, not the one you're certain to. A custom test you pass on the first try was too easy to be worth setting. The good ones take a few attempts — that's the sign you aimed correctly.

Where TypeLords fits in

TypeTest is free to use, and Customize a Test is the part that turns it from a measurement into a goal you set yourself. The rest of the platform is the standard tests around it, and the practice that gets you to your target:

TypeTest

Home of Customize a Test — set your own time, speed, and accuracy targets and certify when you hit them

TypePractice

Open practice arena — where you build toward whatever target you set

TypeCareers

Career-track sessions — for matching the exact speed a real job requires

TypeAcademy

Grade-based progression for fundamentals — if a target keeps slipping out of reach

TypeWars

The hourly global contest — sharpen burst speed against the world

TypeLegends

A daily contest on a 24-hour window — same honest conditions, bigger stakes

TypeH2H

1v1 matchmade duels — sprint pressure against a single opponent

The fixed levels tell you which standard you meet. Customize a Test lets you set your own — pick the duration, the speed, and the precision that matter to you, up to a full ten minutes, and go prove you can hit them.

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A preset test tells you which box you fit. A custom one lets you draw the box, then dares you to step into it.

Key Takeaways

Customize a Test lets you build your own test inside TypeTest.
Set duration (1–10 min), speed (20–200 WPM), accuracy (80–100%).
You pass only when you hit all three of your targets.
The ten-minute ceiling lets you build a real stamina trial.
Aim a little above where you are — a reach, not a gimme.

Frequently asked

What is Customize a Test on TypeLords?

It's a mode inside TypeTest that lets you build your own typing test by setting three targets — duration, speed, and accuracy. You choose the values, take the test, and pass only if you hit all three. It's for goals that don't match the fixed levels.

Can I make a 10-minute typing test?

Yes — ten minutes is the maximum duration in Customize a Test, so you can build a full ten-minute endurance test and set your own speed and accuracy targets to go with it. The range runs from one minute up to ten.

What targets can I set?

Three: a duration from 1 to 10 minutes, a speed target from 20 to 200 WPM, and an accuracy target from 80% to 100%. You can combine them however you like — a short fast test, a long precise one, or anything in between.

How do I pass a custom test?

You pass by hitting all three targets you set — holding at least your chosen WPM and accuracy across the full duration you chose. Miss any one and you don't pass, which is what makes clearing your own bar mean something.

How do I find Customize a Test?

Open TypeTest and choose "Customize a Test," then set your time, WPM, and accuracy targets and start. It's only a couple of clicks from the TypeTest page to a test of your own design.

What target should I set?

Aim a little above where you are now — a genuine stretch you can reach with focus, not a number you'll clear on the first try or one that's years away. If you're matching a job requirement, set exactly that; otherwise, nudge your current speed up by a small, ambitious margin.

Pick your duration, your speed, your precision — up to ten full minutes — and build the test you actually want to pass. Then go pass it.