For adults, 18+
Kink test
Find out which way you lean. 36 questions, about four minutes, 26 roles scored. No sign-up, and nothing you answer leaves your device.
36 questions, about 4 minutes. No sign-up, no email. Your answers stay on this device.
What you get
- A score for each of 26 roles, with a plain description of what a high score tends to mean.
- Your power lean in one line: Dominant, Submissive, Switch, or somewhere between.
- A private link to your result, an image you can share, and a text version to paste anywhere.
- A partner comparison that shows where your leanings meet.
Why this one
Nothing is stored
Most tests of this kind save your answers on their servers, and some publish result pages that search engines can find. Here the scoring runs in your browser. We never receive your answers, so there is nothing to leak, sell or subpoena.
Giving and receiving are scored separately
A single slider from dominant to submissive misses the most common pattern. In population research, people who are interested in one side of a power dynamic are usually interested in the other too. So every pair of roles gets two scores, and Switch is worked out from both.
“Not sure” is not a zero
If you have never thought about rope, you do not have a low rope score. You have no rope score. Roles you skip are left out of your result instead of dragging it down.
It scores praise
Praise is among the most searched-for kinks, and the best-known tests do not measure it. This one scores both sides: liking to give praise and lighting up when you get it. There is a short praise test on its own page.
The 26 roles
Each role has its own page with what it means, signs you might lean that way, and how to bring it up with a partner.
Power and care
Dominant, Submissive, Caregiver, Cared-for, Master / Mistress, Devotee, Switch
Sensation and restraint
Play
Words
Watching and being watched
Openness
How common is this?
More common than most people assume. In a representative survey of 1,027 Belgian adults, 46.8% had done at least one BDSM-related activity, another 22% had fantasised about one, and 12.5% did so regularly (Holvoet et al., 2017, The Journal of Sexual Medicine). A review of 60 studies found kink-related fantasies in 40 to 70% of people and practice in about 20% (Brown et al., 2019, The Journal of Sex Research).
Studies comparing practitioners with the general population have found them no less psychologically healthy, and on several measures slightly better off (Wismeijer & van Assen, 2013). Being curious about any of this says nothing bad about you. More on the research and how the test is built.
Other tests on this site
- BDSM test: the same test, explained in BDSM terms.
- Dom or sub test: 24 questions on power alone.
- Vanilla test: how vanilla are you, really?
- Praise kink test: praise, degradation, giving and receiving.
- Yes / No / Maybe list: mark 54 activities and see only your overlap with a partner.
Questions people ask
Is this kink test free?
Yes. The test, the full result, the partner comparison and the Yes / No / Maybe list are all free, with no account and no email address.
Is it private?
Your answers are scored inside your browser and are never sent to a server, so we could not store them even if we wanted to. Your result is carried in the link you choose to copy. The quiz and result pages load no analytics or advertising scripts.
How long does the kink test take?
The standard test is 36 questions and takes about four minutes. If you want a finer result you can answer 39 more afterwards, three questions per role in total, which takes about nine minutes altogether.
What does the test measure?
How much each of 25 roles appeals to you, from Dominant and Submissive to Praise receiver, Rope bunny, Voyeur and Vanilla, plus Switch, which is worked out from the first two. Giving and receiving sides are always scored separately.
Is it normal to be kinky?
Very. In a representative Belgian survey, 46.8% of adults had tried at least one BDSM-related activity and a further 22% had fantasised about it (Holvoet et al., 2017). A review of 60 studies puts kink-related fantasies at 40 to 70% of people (Brown et al., 2019).
How is this different from the BDSM test?
It is shorter, it stores nothing, it does not treat “not sure” as a zero, and it scores praise, which is one of the most searched-for kinks and is missing from older tests. Results are never public unless you share the link yourself.
Can I take it with a partner?
Yes. Each of you takes the test and shares your result link. The compare page shows where what one of you wants to give meets what the other wants to receive, and what is worth a conversation.
Is the result scientifically validated?
No, and no kink role test is. This is a structured self-reflection tool built on the role vocabulary the community uses and on survey-design research. It describes what appealed to you today. It is not a diagnosis.