Typing practice that moves the needle.
Typing speed test practice for the typing you actually do. Pick a mode, type for a few minutes a day, and watch your words per minute climb.
Pick what you want to get faster at
Each mode uses the same live typing engine, with text chosen for a specific skill.
English
Natural sentences and paragraphs with real punctuation. The best place to build everyday typing speed.
Start English practiceNumbers
Phone numbers, prices, dates, percentages and invoice IDs. Master the top row and the number pad.
Start Numbers practiceDeveloper
Real code in 12 languages with brackets, operators and indentation kept intact.
Start Developer practiceData Entry
Names, emails, IDs and amounts. Train for data entry job tests with employer-style scoring.
Start Data Entry practiceStudents
Short passages from science, history, geography, math, literature and technology.
Start Students practiceHome Row
Touch typing drills for the home, top and bottom rows, using only the keys you are learning.
Start Home Row practicePunctuation
Sentences packed with punctuation, symbols, quotes and brackets: the keys that slow most typists down.
Start Punctuation practiceBusiness
Realistic work emails, customer support replies and meeting notes, with names, dates and amounts.
Start Business practiceCustom Text
Paste your own writing, a job description or code and turn it into a typing test.
Open the typing testFrom beginner to pro typist
Find your current speed with a typing speed test, then follow the stage that matches it.
Foundations
Learn the home row and stop looking at the keys. Accuracy is the only goal at this stage.
- English on Beginner
- Home row drills
- Key Hunt to learn the keys
- Target: 95% accuracy
Building speed
Add punctuation, capitals and numbers. Push the pace slightly past comfortable, then settle back.
Professional
Sharpen symbols, code and data. Consistency across long tests is what separates good from great.
Why targeted typing practice works
General typing tests mostly measure how fast you type common words. Real work is different: a developer types brackets and operators, an accountant types prices and dates, and a student types long sentences with punctuation.
Practicing the exact kind of text you type every day builds muscle memory for those specific reaches. That is why a few minutes of targeted typing practice often raises your real-world speed more than hours of generic drills.
Typing practice questions
What is the best way to practice typing?
Practice for 10 to 20 minutes every day, focus on accuracy before speed, and use a mix of text: plain English for rhythm, numbers and symbols for reach, and a specialised mode for the typing you do at work or school.
Which practice mode should I start with?
Start with the English typing test on Beginner or Easy. Once you reach 95% accuracy consistently, raise the difficulty or move on to numbers, code or data entry.
How do I practice touch typing?
Place your fingers on the home row (ASDF JKL;), keep your eyes on the screen and type slowly enough that you rarely need to look down. It feels slow at first, but within a couple of weeks you will be faster than before.
How often should I take a typing test?
Take a quick typing speed test once a day to track your progress, and spend the rest of your session on focused practice. Watching the trend over a few weeks is more useful than any single score.
Know your starting speed?
Take a 30 second typing test first, then come back and pick a drill.