The questions
The test has 60 statements, 12 for each of the five traits. We wrote them ourselves in the style of the public-domain International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), which researchers use to build free, open personality measures. Half of each trait's statements are worded in the opposite direction (for example, "I make friends easily" and "I find small talk tiring"), which reduces the effect of simply agreeing with everything.
Statements are shown in a mixed order so that items for the same trait don't appear back to back. You answer on a five-point scale: strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, strongly agree.
How scores are calculated
- Each answer is scored from 1 to 5. Reversed statements are flipped, so 5 becomes 1 and 4 becomes 2.
- The 12 scores for each trait are added up, giving a total between 12 and 60.
- That total is converted to a 0 to 100 scale: (total - 12) / 48 × 100.
- Scores of 0 to 39 are labeled low, 40 to 60 moderate and 61 to 100 high.
Your score shows where you sit on the full range of the scale, not how you compare with other people. Once we have enough anonymous data to build reliable comparison norms, we plan to add percentiles.
How your personality type is assigned
Your type combines four letters, one for each of extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. A score of 50 or above gives the first letter (E, O, W or P) and below 50 gives the second (R, G, D or F). Emotional sensitivity adds a suffix: -S for 50 or above, -C below 50. That gives 16 types, each in a calm and a sensitive version.
When a trait score falls between 45 and 55, we mark it as balanced on your result page. Either letter could describe you, so read that part of your type with extra flexibility.
Answer-quality checks
We never refuse to show a result, but we add a note if your answers suggest the result may be less accurate: if you finish all 60 statements in under two minutes, if 80% or more of your answers are the same option, or if your answers to statements that mean opposite things point the same way. If you see a note, retaking the test with a little more time usually gives a clearer picture.
Privacy by design
Scoring happens entirely in your browser. Your individual answers are not sent to our servers. Your five scores are stored in your result link so you can share it, and your in-progress answers are kept in your browser's local storage so you can pause and continue. You can clear them at any time from your result page. See our privacy policy for details.
Limitations
- This is a self-report test. It reflects how you see yourself, which can differ from how others see you.
- It's designed for self-reflection and entertainment, not for clinical, hiring or other high-stakes decisions.
- Our questions are new and are being checked against response patterns over time. We'll update them if any statement turns out to be unclear or unreliable, and note the version change here.
Version history
- v1 (October 2026): first public version with 60 statements.