No. 09 · Class of 2026
TypeBench
The ChiliFor services to speed: the only pepper whose heat is measured in words per minute.
Hot keys only
The plaque
- Stage name
- The Chili
- Instrument
- A chili pepper whose stem is a text cursor.
- Day job
- Measures how fast you type in English and Ukrainian (words and characters per minute, accuracy, the keys you miss most) and how quickly you react.
- Signature move
- Rating your speed in chilies and sending friends a challenge on exactly the same text.
- Plays with
- The text cursor (it is its stem), KeyBench (neighbours on the keyboard).
- Debut
- October 1, 2026, 37 minutes after the blueberry
- Inducted
- October 10, 2026
The original
The logo you see on the site, in colour.
- A chili pepper on the run, with a speed trail behind it.
- The stem is a text cursor, the I-beam you see when you click into text.
- A glossy highlight, because the hot ones always shine.
On paper
The black-and-white version from the blog comics. Model sheet:
- calm
- on fire
- shocked
- impatient
Biography
Chilies are measured in heat, typists in words per minute. TypeBench measures both at once: the faster you type, the more chilies your result gets. The pepper’s stem is a text cursor, so it is always ready to start.
It tests typing in English and Ukrainian, with common words or with proverbs, pangrams and punctuation, for 15 seconds to 2 minutes, and shows words and characters per minute, accuracy and the keys you miss most. It also measures your reaction time. The results stay in your browser; a challenge link carries only the result, the text settings and the name you chose.
In the comics the chili is the loudest one on the bench: it shouts, waves and leaves a trail of flame behind. For its induction the pepper was drawn a shade lighter, so you can actually see its face, and the shine was moved off its eyes.
Greatest hits
Where to catch it in the blog comics:
- Our principles: shouts on the bench with a trail of flame behind it.