Show HN: I built whatstype.org – a free personality test site

Hey HN,

I recently built whatstype.org , a free personality test website that helps people explore their thinking, communication, and relationship patterns.

Unlike most MBTI-style sites that only give you a short label, Whatstype digs deeper:

The test adapts to your responses dynamically

Results are structured around reasoning style, emotional pattern, and social interaction

Each of the 16 personality types includes detailed analysis, strengths, challenges, and real-life advice

No login, no tracking — everything runs client-side

I built it because I was frustrated with the typical “clickbait MBTI quizzes” that don’t respect users’ time or data. Whatstype focuses on clarity, accuracy, and clean UX rather than virality.

Tech stack:

Next.js 14 + TypeScript

TailwindCSS for UI

Structured JSON content for multi-language results

Fully static export, hosted on Cloudflare Pages

If you’re into psychology, data visualization, or just enjoy introspective tools, I’d love your feedback — especially on:

Question design (is it too long / too short?)

Result presentation clarity

Ideas for making the insights more actionable

You can try it here: https://whatstype.org

Thanks for reading!

6 points olivefu 11 months ago 4 comments

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