Characters Per Minute (CPM) Calculator

Convert characters and seconds to CPM and WPM.

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Characters Per Minute (CPM) Calculator

About This Tool

Enter the number of characters you typed and the seconds it took to get characters per minute and the matching words per minute. Useful for data entry and typing job tests that report CPM.

How to use it

  1. Enter characters typed.
  2. Enter seconds taken.
  3. Read CPM and WPM.

Questions about this tool

How is WPM found from CPM?

Divide CPM by five, because five characters count as one word.

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