Spacebar Counter

Count your spacebar presses, race the clock, or check that your spacebar registers every hit.

  1. Pick a timed test, or No limit to just count.
  2. Press the spacebar to start.
  3. Keep pressing until time runs out.
0space
10.0seconds left
0.0presses / second
–your best

Press the spacebar to start. On a phone, tap the box.

Holding the key doesn't count

Only separate presses are counted. Keeping the spacebar held down, which makes it repeat, is ignored.

How the spacebar counter works

Every time the spacebar goes down, the count goes up by one. In a timed test the clock starts on your first press and your score is presses per second; your best for each length is remembered in this browser only. With No limit there's no clock: it's a simple tally you can reset whenever you like.

The page stops the spacebar from scrolling, so you can press away without the page jumping.

Checking a sticky or skipping spacebar

  1. Choose No limit.
  2. Press the spacebar slowly 20 times, at the left end, the middle and the right end.
  3. The count should match your presses exactly. A lower count means missed presses; a higher one means the key is bouncing.

To test every other key as well, try the keyboard test.

Frequently asked questions

What's a good spacebar score?

Most people manage 5 to 7 presses per second over 10 seconds. Using two thumbs, or alternating fingers, can push it past 10.

Nothing happens when I press space.

Click anywhere on the page first so this tab has keyboard focus, then try again.