You can also play typing games like Rain, where you have to type the word before it falls to the bottom of the screen on the same website. You can take typing tests lasting 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes on this website. The default time durations are 15, 30, 60, and 120 seconds, but you have the flexibility to customize the limit. There’s also a custom mode that lets you set the sentence and even a Zen Mode where you can keep typing any words of your choice.

The website supports over 40 languages, and you can take typing tests that focus on time, words, quotes, punctuation, and numbers. Monkeytype is now an open-source project with various test modes and features. Needless to say, the concept proved to be an instant hit. As opposed to typical speed test websites where you see text and type it in a text field, Monkeytype lets users directly look at the words and type at the same place. It all started when Reddit user u/Miodec took to r/MechanicalKeyboards, the safe haven for all mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, t to share the prototype of a new typing test website.