How to take the Urdu typing test
- Choose what to type: poetry or everyday sentences.
- Choose a time limit of 1, 2 or 5 minutes, or "Until finished" to time how long the whole passage takes.
- Start typing in the box below the passage. The timer starts with your first letter, not before.
- Watch the colours: correct letters turn green, mistakes turn red, and the next letter to type is underlined.
- Read your result when time runs out or you reach the end, then press Start again or New text.
What you'll type
The poetry passages are well-loved couplets by Allama Iqbal, Mirza Ghalib and Mir Taqi Mir, including "Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain" and "Hazaron khwahishen aisi". Their work has long been in the public domain. The everyday passages are short, original sentences about the weather, books, Islamabad and good habits, with the Urdu full stop ۔ so you practise punctuation too.
There are six passages of each kind. Press New text to move to the next one.
Features
- Two kinds of text: classic Urdu poetry or plain everyday prose.
- Four timing options: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes or until finished.
- Letter-by-letter feedback in green and red, with the next letter underlined.
- Live results: time left, words per minute, accuracy and number of mistakes.
- Phonetic typing built in, so no Urdu keyboard needs to be installed.
- Paste blocked for a fair score.
- Poet's name shown under each couplet.
Why use Fileora's Urdu typing test
Most typing tests are English only. This one is built for Urdu, with right-to-left text in a Nastaliq font, proper Urdu punctuation and passages people actually enjoy typing.
It's free, needs no sign-up and works on a computer or a phone. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
To practise freely without a timer, write anything you like on the Urdu keyboard. If you want to check a longer piece of your own writing, the word counter counts Urdu words correctly too.
How to get faster
- Accuracy first. Each mistake costs you a correct character and time to fix it. Slow down until most of the passage stays green.
- Learn the tricky keys. In the phonetic layout, o is gol he ہ, h is bari he ح and Shift + H is do-chashmi he ھ. The i key gives choti ye ی and the y key gives bari ye ے.
- Keep your eyes on the passage, not the keyboard. Your fingers learn the positions faster when you trust them.
- Practise little and often. Five minutes a day does more than an hour once a week.
- Start with poetry. Couplets are short and rhythmic, which makes them easier to remember and type smoothly.