1st YearBeginnerGame 1-2 weeks
Typing Speed Test Game
A browser typing game that measures words-per-minute and accuracy on randomised text passages, with live highlighting of correct and incorrect characters.
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Find GitHub repos & source code →How to build it — step by step
- 1Passage engine: Render a random passage and split into character spans for per-character feedback.
- 2Input tracking: Compare typed input to the passage, colouring correct/incorrect characters live.
- 3Metrics: Start a timer on first keystroke; compute WPM and accuracy on completion.
- 4Leaderboard: Store best scores in localStorage and show a personal leaderboard.
Key features to implement
- ✓Live character highlighting
- ✓WPM and accuracy
- ✓Multiple difficulty passages
- ✓Personal best leaderboard
- ✓Restart with a new passage
💡 Unique twist to stand out
Add a "code mode" with programming snippets (including symbols and indentation) to practise typing real code.
🎓 What you'll learn
String comparison, keyboard events, timing, and computing performance metrics.