Typing Speed Guide: How to Improve Speed and Accuracy

How to improve typing speed

• Build accuracy first; speed follows once keystrokes are reliable.
• Use touch typing with correct fingers instead of hunt-and-peck.
• Practise 10–15 focused minutes daily rather than long, rare sessions.
• Type varied text — words, numbers and code — so skills transfer.

How to improve typing accuracy

• Slow down until you stay above roughly 95% accuracy.
• Look at the text, not the keys.
• Drill the keys you miss most instead of repeating easy text.

Typing practice tips

• Warm up for a minute before recording a score.
• Keep shoulders relaxed and wrists neutral.
• Track your trend across weeks; single tests vary a lot.

Where to practise on TypeMaster

Use lessons to build technique, the typing test to measure it, and games and the daily challenge to keep practice engaging.