Home Row Typing Test
Learn to touch type one keyboard row at a time. Every word in a drill uses only the keys you are practicing, so your fingers learn where each key lives.
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Touch typing, one row at a time
Touch typing starts on the home row: your left fingers rest on A S D F and your right fingers on J K L ;. This test builds drills and real words using only the keys you choose, so you never have to reach for a key you have not learned yet.
Start with the Home row, then move to Top + home and Bottom + home, and finish with All letters. On Beginner and Easy, finger drills like fjf and dkd are mixed in to build muscle memory.
Four row drills
Home row, top row, bottom row and all letters. Pick one from the Row menu next to the difficulty.
Real words only
Drills use genuine words made from the allowed keys, like flask, salad and quiet, not random letter soup.
Finger drills for beginners
Beginner and Easy mix in classic pairs such as fjf and dkd to lock in each finger's position.
Home Row typing test questions
What is the home row on a keyboard?
The home row is the middle row of letter keys. Your left fingers rest on A, S, D and F and your right fingers on J, K, L and the semicolon. The small bumps on F and J help you find it without looking.
How long does it take to learn touch typing?
Most people learn the key positions in one to two weeks of short daily practice. Reaching your old speed without looking at the keyboard usually takes three to six weeks.
Should I learn the home row first?
Yes. Every other key is reached from the home row, so a solid home row makes the top and bottom rows much easier to learn.
Why are there made-up letter groups like fjf?
On Beginner and Easy the drill mixes in finger exercises. Repeating a pair like fjf trains each finger to move to its key and back to home without looking.
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