Beginner Typing Practice
Beginner: Your First Paragraph
Target: 22 WPM at 92% accuracy
Just start typing. Your speed and accuracy update as you go, and a full report appears the moment you finish. Nothing is timed until your first keystroke.
The timer starts on your first keystroke. Press Escape to pause where pausing is allowed. Pasting is disabled.
- abc Correct
- abc Incorrect (wavy underline)
- abc Corrected (dotted underline)
- abc Missed (struck through)
Underlined keys are the home row. Use the opposite hand for Shift where you can. QWERTY layout.
You can practise on a phone or tablet, but a physical keyboard gives a far more accurate WPM measurement. On-screen keyboards add their own delay.
Detailed result
- Raw WPM
- 0
- Net WPM
- 0
- CPM
- 0
- Error rate
- 0%
- Correct characters
- 0
- Incorrect characters
- 0
- Corrected errors
- 0
- Uncorrected errors
- 0
- Total characters
- 0
- Total words
- 0
- Duration
- 0:00
- Completion
- 0%
- Vs. your best
- -
Typing consistency
- Consistency
- 0%
- Fastest stretch
- -
- Slowest stretch
- -
- Speed variation
- -
- Pauses
- 0
- Long pauses
- 0
Consistency describes how steady your speed stayed from second to second. A high figure means an even pace; a low figure means bursts and pauses. It is a descriptive measure of this one test, not a scientific or clinical measurement.
Mistake review
No mistakes in this attempt. Well done.
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The full beginner lesson sequence
Each lesson builds on the keys introduced before it. Work through them in order for the fastest results.
F and J: Finding the Home Row
Find F and J by touch using the raised bumps, without looking down.
Start lessonA, S, D and F: The Left Hand
Place all four left-hand fingers on their home keys and move each one independently.
Start lessonJ, K, L and Semicolon: The Right Hand
Place all four right-hand fingers on their home keys and move each one independently.
Start lessonHome Row Combinations
Alternate between the hands smoothly without looking at the keyboard.
Start lessonE and I: The First Reaches
Reach up to E and I and come straight back to the home row.
Start lessonR and U: Index Finger Reaches
Reach up with both index fingers without dragging the other fingers along.
Start lessonT and Y: The Inside Stretch
Stretch the index fingers inward to T and Y and return cleanly.
Start lessonG and H: The Middle Reach
Reach sideways to G and H while keeping the other fingers anchored.
Start lessonC and the Comma
Reach down to the bottom row for C and the comma.
Start lessonV and M: Index Fingers Downward
Reach down to V and M without lifting the hand off the home row.
Start lessonB and N: The Longest Reaches
Handle the two awkward inside reaches on the bottom row.
Start lessonW and O: Ring Finger Reaches
Move the ring fingers up to W and O and back again.
Start lessonQ and P: The Outer Columns
Use the little fingers for the outermost letters.
Start lessonX and the Full Stop
Reach down to X and the full stop with the ring fingers.
Start lessonZ and the Slash
Complete the bottom row with the two little-finger keys.
Start lessonThe Full Lowercase Alphabet
Type every letter of the alphabet without hunting for a key.
Start lessonShift and Capital Letters
Produce capital letters using the opposite hand for Shift.
Start lessonShort Common Words
Type the most frequent short words as single movements rather than letter by letter.
Start lessonSimple Sentences
Combine capitals, full stops and spacing into complete sentences.
Start lessonBeginner Course Test
Prove you can type a short paragraph using the whole keyboard.
Start lessonAccuracy: Slow and Deliberate
Finish a short passage with no errors at all.
Start lessonHome Row Rhythm Builder
Hold an even beat across all eight home keys.
Start lessonHome Row Words
Type real words without leaving the home row.
Start lessonHome Row with G and H
Fold the two centre keys into home-row typing.
Start lessonHome Row Accuracy Drill
Complete a home-row passage with no errors at all.
Start lessonTop Row Rhythm
Reach up and return without the hand drifting.
Start lessonUpper Reaches: E, R, U and I
Drill the four upper-row keys that appear most often.
Start lessonBottom Row Rhythm
Curl down to the lowest row and come straight back.
Start lessonBottom Row Combinations
Move between bottom-row keys without looking.
Start lessonFull Keyboard Warm-Up
Wake the hands up before a longer session.
Start lessonThe First Hundred Words
Make the hundred most frequent English words automatic.
Start lessonBeginner: Spacing and Rhythm
Use the thumb for every space without breaking rhythm.
Start lessonBeginner: Two-Word Phrases
Join two short words into one smooth movement.
Start lessonBeginner: Looking Away
Type a full sentence without glancing at the keyboard once.
Start lessonBeginner: Your First Paragraph
Complete a whole paragraph in one attempt.
Start lessonBeginner: Confidence Check
Confirm you are ready to move on from the beginner course.
Start lesson