Learn to type
Anyone can learn to type with ten fingers, at any age. A few minutes of practice a day for a few weeks is enough. Below you will find a learning plan, and to begin with you can check how fast you type today.
Everything starts on the home row. Your index fingers rest on f and j, which have small bumps so you can find them without looking. The other fingers rest next to them and your thumbs on the space bar. Every move starts from this position and returns to it.
The keyboard is split into columns, and each one belongs to one finger. At first you have to think about which finger presses which key, but after a few weeks it happens on its own, like riding a bike. In our course, the keyboard under the text uses colors to show which finger to use.
This is the most important rule and the hardest one. At first, typing without looking is slower than what you are used to, and that is completely normal. If you get through the first days, your fingers will remember the way and your speed will soon pass what you had while hunting for letters.
Kids learn touch typing faster than adults because they have no old habits to unlearn. A good time to start is when their hands comfortably reach the keys, usually around eight or nine. Short lessons, stars for good results and stories instead of dry drills help keep them motivated.
With 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day, most people learn the basics in a few weeks. Full fluency and high speed come with time and practice.
Yes. Adults have to break old habits, so the first days are harder, but the results come just as quickly.
Yes. The whole Fightype course, every lesson and the certificate at the end are free. You only need an account to save your progress.