My Little Pony Character Quiz: Which Pony Are You?

How the quiz works

Each question puts you in a small everyday moment with a friendly twist: planning a surprise party, a storm rolling in on market day, a friend who has lost their nerve before a big show, a library book that is three weeks overdue. There are four answers and none of them is wrong. Every answer adds points to two of six traits, so the quiz builds a small profile of you rather than counting how often you picked one character's answer.

The six traits loosely follow the virtues the show is built around. Boldness is how fast you leap. Smarts is how much you love to learn and plan. Fun is your urge to make everyone laugh. Flair is your eye for style and generosity. Honesty is how plainly you say the truth and how hard you work. Kindness is how gently you treat people and animals. Your scores are compared with a profile for each character and the closest match is your result.

The 8 characters you can get

Twilight Sparkle is the studious organiser who learns that friendship matters as much as homework. Rainbow Dash is the fast, competitive daredevil who would do anything for her friends. Pinkie Pie is the party engine who notices when someone needs cheering up. Rarity is the generous designer with an eye for detail and a love of a little drama.

Applejack is the honest, hard-working friend who tells you the truth even when it is awkward. Fluttershy is the gentle, quiet one who is braver than she thinks. Spike is the loyal helper who keeps everyone's lists and secrets. Starlight Glimmer is the bold, clever reformer who is still learning to trust others. Every result has a long reading of 250 words or more, with strengths, a shadow side, a growth tip and the characters you would click with and clash with.

What your result shows

Your result page names your character and shows your percentage match, then a ranked list of all eight so you can see who came close. You also get your six trait scores as a chart, your runner-up, the friend you would get along with most easily and the one most likely to wind you up. Most people are a blend, which is why the full ranking is always visible.

You can download a share card for stories or posts, or send a challenge link so a friend takes the same quiz and you can compare. There is no sign-up, and your answers are scored in your browser and never leave your device.

How we kept it fair

Each trait is the main pick in the same number of answers, so no trait is easier to score than another. Before launch we scored many thousands of random answer sets and tuned the profiles until every character came up at a similar rate, between eight and eighteen percent. We also checked that answering the way a character would really does lead to that character.

If you have searched for a my little pony test, an mlp test or simply which my little pony are you, this is the same idea with longer, more thoughtful results. It is a fan quiz for fun and conversation, not a psychological assessment.

Unofficial and original

Unofficial fan-made quiz. Not affiliated with Hasbro. We do not use official images, logos, cutie marks, quotes or episode plots, and the questions and readings are written from scratch. The illustration on this page is an abstract pastel scene made for Traitprint, with no ponies in it.