Typing practice
Touch typing, one row at a time. The keyboard shows the next key.
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Example
Example: reading the result of the home-row lesson
The English home-row lesson starts with each key three times (fff jjj ddd kkk … ;;;), then groups such as s;kh and made-up words such as laasaf: about 125 to 145 characters with the spaces. Say this run is 135 characters, typed in 1 minute 30 seconds with 7 wrong keys.
- Speed counts five characters as a word: 135 ÷ 5 = 27 words in 1.5 minutes = 18 WPM. Spaces count; wrong keys do not.
- Accuracy is right keys out of all keys pressed: 135 ÷ (135 + 7) = 95.1%.
- A wrong key does not move you on: the lesson waits for the right one, and the keyboard marks the key you hit.
| Time for 135 characters | Wrong keys | WPM | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:15 | 12 | 12 | 91.8% |
| 1:30 | 7 | 18 | 95.1% |
| 1:00 | 3 | 27 | 97.8% |
| 0:45 | 2 | 36 | 98.5% |
18 WPM at 95.1%: accurate enough to move on to the top row. Below 95%, repeat the lesson slowly before trying to go faster; speed comes with the habit.
How it works
- Start with the home row: rest your left fingers on A S D F and your right ones on J K L ; — the bumps on F and J guide you.
- Type the letters shown; the on-screen keyboard lights the next key in the colour of the finger that presses it. A wrong key must be fixed before you go on.
- When the lesson is done, check your speed and accuracy, then move to the top row, the bottom row, all letters and numbers.
Frequently asked questions
- What is touch typing?
- Typing without looking at the keys, each finger responsible for its own keys. It feels slow for the first days, then overtakes two-finger typing and keeps getting faster.
- Which keyboard layouts are used?
- The language decides: QWERTY for English, QWERTZ for German, AZERTY for French, the Spanish, Italian, Turkish Q and Brazilian ABNT2 layouts, JIS for Japanese romaji and the 2-set layout (두벌식) for Korean.
- How long should I practise?
- Ten to fifteen minutes a day works better than one long session. Aim for accuracy above 95% before trying to go faster.
- How do I test my speed?
- Take the typing test: one minute of common words, scored in words per minute.
- How is WPM worked out?
- Characters typed correctly, spaces included, divided by five and by the minutes taken: 135 correct characters in 1 minute 30 seconds is 18 WPM. Wrong keys count as errors and lower the accuracy, but add nothing to the speed.
- What happens when I press the wrong key?
- It is counted as an error and nothing moves on: no backspace needed, just press the right key. The key you hit is marked on the on-screen keyboard, so you can see which finger strayed.
- Is my typing sent anywhere?
- No. Everything runs in your browser; only your best score is kept, on this device.
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