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Learn touch typing

Build proper finger habits, one step at a time. Every lesson shows the key to press and the finger that presses it.

Your learning path

10 lessons in the order hands actually learn. Each one opens the next.

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  1. Lesson 1Meet the keyboardFind out which finger belongs on which key.
  2. Lesson 2Home rowThe eight keys your fingers always come back to.
  3. Lesson 3Left handGive your left fingers keys of their own.
  4. Lesson 4Right handNow the same for your right fingers.
  5. Lesson 5Top rowReach up, then come straight back.
  6. Lesson 6Bottom rowThe row below, and the trickiest reaches.
  7. Lesson 7The whole alphabetEvery letter, all three rows together.
  8. Lesson 8NumbersThe longest reach on the keyboard.
  9. Lesson 9Capitals and ShiftUse the opposite hand for Shift.
  10. Lesson 10Real sentencesPut it all together with punctuation.

Course curriculum

What each of the 10 lessons teaches, the keys it covers, and the accuracy to pass.

Home position

Lessons 1 and 2

  1. 01Meet the keyboard

    An introduction to the keyboard and the eight fingers that type on it. Press any key and see which finger it belongs to, with no clock and nothing to get wrong.

    Keys: A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;.
    Explore, no score

  2. 02Home row

    Learn the home row: A, S, D and F for the left hand, J, K, L and semicolon for the right. These are the keys your fingers rest on and return to after every reach.

    Keys: A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;.
    Pass at 85%

One hand at a time

Lessons 3 and 4

  1. 03Left hand

    Practise the left hand on its own, so each finger learns the keys it owns before both hands work together.

    Keys: A, S, D, F, G, E, R, T, C, V.
    Pass at 85%

  2. 04Right hand

    Practise the right hand on its own, mirroring the left-hand lesson so both hands learn their own territory.

    Keys: J, K, L, ;, H, U, I, O, N, M.
    Pass at 85%

The rows above and below

Lessons 5 and 6

  1. 05Top row

    Learn the row above the home row: Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O and P. The important habit is returning each finger to its home key after the reach.

    Keys: Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P.
    Pass at 85%

  2. 06Bottom row

    Learn Z, X, C, V, B, N and M. These reaches are shorter but more awkward, and they are where most people pick up bad habits.

    Keys: Z, X, C, V, B, N, M.
    Pass at 85%

The whole alphabet

Lesson 7

  1. 07The whole alphabet

    Bring all three letter rows together and type using the full alphabet, with each finger keeping to the keys it owns.

    Keys: A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;, Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P, Z, X, C, V, B, N, M.
    Pass at 88%

Numbers and Shift

Lessons 8 and 9

  1. 08Numbers

    Learn the number row. These are the furthest reaches your fingers make, and the ones most typists never learn properly.

    Keys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0.
    Pass at 85%

  2. 09Capitals and Shift

    Learn to type capital letters using the Shift key on the opposite hand, which keeps both hands balanced instead of contorting one.

    Keys: A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;, Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P, Z, X, C, V, B, N, M.
    Pass at 85%

Real sentences

Lesson 10

  1. 10Real sentences

    Type complete sentences with capitals, spaces and full stops. This is the point at which typing stops being an exercise and starts being useful.

    Keys: A, S, D, F, J, K, L, ;, Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P, Z, X, C, V, B, N, M.
    Pass at 90%