Typing tests report words per minute; data-entry tests report keystrokes per hour. Convert between them.

Words per minute

Keystrokes per hour

Enter either value.

The formula

One word counts as five characters, so KPH = WPM × 5 × 60. 40 WPM is 12,000 KPH on continuous text. Reading each code costs time on real data-entry work, so expect about 70% of that.