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What research on how people type says about getting faster and making fewer mistakes. Every guide cites its sources.
What actually separates fast typists from slow ones, from studies of hundreds of thousands of typists, and how to practice in a way that sticks.
The average typing speed is about 52 wpm. See how your speed compares, what the fastest typists do differently, and why one test can mislead you.
Mistakes cost far more time than the wrong key. What kinds of typing errors there are, what causes each, and how to make fewer of them.
Why typing speed stalls, why a plateau can be partly an illusion, and what to change in your practice when you stop improving.
Touch typists aren't always faster. What the research says about touch typing, finger count and looking at the keyboard.
How words per minute is measured, the difference between speed, raw speed and accuracy, and why the same person gets different numbers on different tests.
Typing tests: 15-second · 30-second · 1-minute · 2-minute
Free drills: “th” · “he” · “in” · “er” · “an” · “re” · “ed” · “on” · all drills