Which HIMYM Character Are You?
Are you the hopeless romantic still waiting for 'the one', the big-hearted best friend, or the one who's about to suit up and make tonight legendary? Answer 10 questions about how you really handle love, friends and nights out, and find out which HIMYM character you are.
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How the How I Met Your Mother test works
Every question puts you in a situation from the world of How I Met Your Mother. Pick the answer that's most like you, not the one you think sounds best. Each answer adds hidden points to the characters who would make the same choice. We ran all 1,048,576 possible answer combinations through the scoring: every character can be reached, and no result takes more than 27% of them.
Your result shows your main character, the character you're secondarily like, the one you'd clash with, and a full percentage breakdown across the cast, so two people who both get the same character can still have very different mixes.
All 5 characters
🏛️ Ted Mosby
The Hopeless Romantic
Idealistic, thoughtful and always looking for 'the one'. You believe in fate, big gestures and doing things properly.
Strengths: Romantic · Thoughtful · Loyal friend
🥨 Marshall Eriksen
The Big-Hearted Best Friend
Warm, loyal and a total softie. You believe in people, love hard and will always be the first to celebrate your friends.
Strengths: Kind · Loyal · Principled
🎨 Lily Aldrin
The Sweet Schemer
Kind, creative and secretly running everyone's lives. You know everyone's business — and you've usually got a plan.
Strengths: Creative · Protective · Knows everyone
🎤 Robin Scherbatsky
The Independent Career Woman
Tough, ambitious and fiercely independent. You don't do mushy — and you won't let anyone else define your life.
Strengths: Ambitious · Independent · Cool under pressure
🤵 Barney Stinson
The Legendary Showman
Confident, over-the-top and determined to make every night legendary. Underneath the suit, there's more heart than you'd think.
Strengths: Confident · Fun · Secretly loyal
FAQ
What is the How I Met Your Mother test?
It's a free personality quiz that matches you to a How I Met Your Mother character. You answer 10 questions set inside the world of the show, and every answer quietly scores points for different characters. You get your main character, your runner-up, who you'd clash with, and a percentage breakdown of all 5.
Which HIMYM characters can I get?
There are 5 possible results: Ted Mosby, Marshall Eriksen, Lily Aldrin, Robin Scherbatsky or Barney Stinson.
How long does the How I Met Your Mother test take?
About two minutes — 10 multiple-choice questions, one tap each.
How is the result calculated?
Each answer adds hidden points to the characters it fits. The character with the most points is your result, and your breakdown shows how your points split across the whole cast. The same answers always give the same result. Before publishing, every possible combination of answers was run through the scoring to make sure every character can be reached and no single character dominates.
Which HIMYM character is the rarest result?
Lily Aldrin. Only about 11% of all possible answer combinations lead to Lily Aldrin, compared with about 26% for the most common result, Robin Scherbatsky.
Is the How I Met Your Mother test free?
Yes. No sign-up, no email. When you're done you can test your actual How I Met Your Mother knowledge with the trivia quiz.