16 Personality Types Test: Full Version
This free 16 personality types test asks 116 statements and gives you your four-letter type, five Big Five scores and 29 facet scores in about 15 minutes.
- 116 statements
- About 15 min
- Free results
How well does each statement describe you? Answer for how you usually are.
Compare yourself with people you know of about your own age, and go with your first honest reaction. There are no right or wrong answers. Keyboard: 1 to 5 to answer, Enter for next, Backspace to go back. Answers save on this device as you go.
Your answers are scored in your browser and saved only on this device. Prefer something shorter? Try the 5-minute quick test.
How do I get an accurate result?
- Think about most days. Answer for how you are across most of your life, not on your best or worst day.
- Compare with your peers. Picture people you know of about your own age, then place yourself among them.
- Go with your first honest reaction. Overthinking tends to drag answers toward the middle.
- Use “In between” honestly. Choose it when a statement really is half true, not as a safe default.
- Pause when you need to. Your answers save on this device, so you can stop and finish later.
What do I get at the end?
- Five trait scores out of 100: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism.
- Your four-letter type and fifth letter, with a note on any letter that was a close call.
- 29 facet scores, the smaller parts inside each trait, such as worry, drive, trust and imagination. These come with the full test only.
- Your type’s strengths, watch-outs, study tips, career ideas and notes on working with others.
- A result card to save and share, a private share link and a way to compare with a friend.
Where do the questions come from?
The full test uses the IPIP-NEO-120, a 120-item questionnaire built by psychologist John A. Johnson and published in 2014. Its items come from the International Personality Item Pool, a public-domain collection created so that anyone can measure personality freely. It covers the five broad traits and six facets inside each one.
We leave out the four items of its Liberalism facet, which ask about voting and politics. They don’t suit younger people or many countries, and they are not something we want to ask. That leaves 116 statements. Each one is shown with “I” added at the start. Every detail of the scoring is on our How it works page.
Should I take the full test or the quick test?
Both tests measure the same five traits and give you the same kind of report. The quick test uses 10 statements per trait; the full test uses 20 to 24. More statements mean steadier scores, which matters most when a score sits near the middle and decides a letter. The full test also adds the 29 facet scores. If you only have five minutes, the quick test is a good start, and you can take this one later and compare.
Questions about the full test
How long does the full personality test take?
Most people finish in 12 to 18 minutes. There are 116 statements and no time limit. Your answers save as you go, so you can take a break and come back later on the same device.
Is the full test more accurate than the quick test?
It is steadier. With 20 to 24 statements per trait instead of 10, one unusual answer moves your score less, so close calls are less likely to flip. It also adds 29 facet scores. The quick test is still a solid, well-studied measure.
What if I can’t decide on an answer?
Pick the option closest to how you usually are, or choose “In between” if the statement really is half true. One answer barely moves a score that is built from 20 or more statements.
Can I go back and change an answer?
Yes. Use the Back button or press Backspace. Your earlier answers stay selected, and you can change any of them before you see your results.
Why do some statements seem similar?
Each trait is measured by several statements that come at it from different angles, and some are worded the opposite way. This makes the score more reliable and helps catch answers given without reading.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no account, email or login. Your results are saved in your browser so you can see them again on this device, and you can share them with a link if you want to.