Spacebar Counter

Every Space press adds one. There is no timer, so you can count for ten seconds or two hours. Holding the key down does not add more, because the counter ignores the automatic repeat your keyboard sends. Backspace removes one if you slip, but not below your start number. On a phone, tap the big pad instead. The count, your goal and your all-time total are saved in this browser after every press, so closing the tab or reloading keeps your number. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Presses per second counts how many presses landed in the last second, so it rises and falls as you go. Peak per second is the highest that number reached this session, and best ever is your high score across visits. Session time starts at your first press and clears on reset. The all-time total keeps every press you have made here, even after a reset. Undo removes one from the total as well as from the count.

Most people manage 5 to 7 presses a second with one thumb. Fast players reach 9 to 12 by alternating both thumbs or tapping the bar with two fingers. If you want a fair speed score, use the timed spacebar clicker, since a peak over one second flatters short bursts. A key that skips or doubles presses here is worth a second look: some cheap switches chatter, and no box will tell you that.

Browsers only send key events to the focused page. If you click into another window, open a menu or switch tabs, presses are not seen, and the note above the count turns yellow. Click the page to carry on. Some keyboards also limit how many keys register at once, which can drop presses when you mash several keys together.

Want a timed score? Try the spacebar clicker. Need to count something other than key presses, like reps or people at a door? Use the tap counter. For mouse speed, the click speed test measures your clicks per second.