Typing tips & tricks

Proven techniques to type faster with fewer mistakes.

Posture

Sit like a pro gamer. Back straight, feet flat, elbows at about 90°. The screen top should be at eye level so your neck stays relaxed.
Float your wrists. Never rest your wrists on the desk while typing. Let them hover slightly so your fingers can reach every row without strain.
Take micro-breaks. Every 20 minutes, look away for 20 seconds and shake out your hands. Tired hands make mistakes.

Always return home. After every key, your finger goes back to its home key (ASDF JKL;). Home is what makes typing blind possible.
Feel the bumps. F and J have small bumps. Find them without looking and you instantly know where every other key is.
One finger, one job. Each key belongs to exactly one finger. Using the wrong finger "because it is faster" will cap your speed later.
Opposite-hand Shift. Capital on the left side? Hold the right Shift. Capital on the right side? Left Shift. Your hands never twist.
Thumb on the space bar. Use the thumb of the hand that did not type the last letter. It keeps a smooth left-right rhythm.

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Practise at a speed where you make almost no mistakes. Speed comes from clean repetition, not from rushing.
Don't look down. Looking at the keyboard costs about half a second each time. Cover your hands with a cloth if you have to.
Fix weak keys first. Your slowest 3 keys hold back your whole speed. The weak-key trainer builds drills just for them.
Mistakes are data. Do not get angry at errors. Notice which finger slipped, breathe, and keep the rhythm going.

Type in rhythm. Steady, even keystrokes beat bursts of speed and pauses. Imagine a drummer keeping time.
Read one word ahead. While your fingers type the current word, your eyes should already be reading the next one.
Learn common chunks. Words like "the", "and", "ing" and "tion" become a single motion. Practise them until they feel like one key.
Chase the combo. In tests, aim for long combos instead of raw speed. Long combos mean high accuracy, and high WPM follows.

10 minutes a day. Short daily practice beats a 2-hour session once a week. Keep your streak alive with the Daily Challenge.
Play to learn. Games like Turbo Race and Asteroid Blaster train fast word recognition and reaction. Mix them into your routine.
Track your progress. Check My Stats weekly. A rising average beats one lucky high score.
Type what you love. Paste song lyrics, notes or a favourite article into "Your own text". Interesting text keeps you practising longer.

Delete whole words. Ctrl + Backspace (Option + Backspace on Mac) deletes the previous word, and it works here and almost everywhere.
Instant restart. In a typing test press Tab then Enter for a new text, or Esc to restart the same one.
Copy-paste like a pro. Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Ctrl + Z (undo) and Ctrl + A (select all) save hours every month.
Find anything. Ctrl + F finds text on any page or document. Ctrl + L jumps to the browser address bar.