Touch typing course, free
Learn to type with ten fingers without looking at the keyboard. Start from the home row, add a few letters in every lesson, and watch the on-screen keyboard show exactly which finger should press each key.
Lesson 1 · Home row
f and j
💡 Rest your index fingers on F and J. They have small bumps you can feel without looking.
Place your fingers on the home row and start typing. There is nothing to press first.
Finger: left index finger
Lessons
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Top row
Bottom row
Sentences
How the course works
How to practice: rest your index fingers on F and J (they have small bumps) and the other fingers beside them on the home row. Your thumbs rest on the space bar. In each lesson a line of text appears: the next letter is marked in yellow, the matching key flashes on the on-screen keyboard, and the right finger is highlighted in the picture of the hands. Every color on the keyboard belongs to one finger.
The course has four stages: the home row, the top row, the bottom row, and then whole sentences with a period, a comma and capital letters. Each lesson uses only letters you already learned, so there are no surprises. You earn up to three stars for each line, and your progress is saved in this browser.
Tips: accuracy before speed. It is better to type slowly and correctly than fast with mistakes, because speed comes by itself. Sit upright with your elbows close to your body, and do not look at your hands. Ten minutes a day beat one hour once a week.
Frequently asked questions
What is touch typing?
Touch typing means typing with all ten fingers without looking at the keyboard. Every finger has a fixed zone of keys, and the fingers always return to the home row: A S D F with the left hand and J K L ; with the right.
How long does it take to learn?
With 10 to 15 minutes of practice a day, most children and adults know every letter after two or three weeks. Speed comes later, by itself. The main thing is not to peek at the keyboard, even when it feels slow at the start.
My computer is set to another language. Will this work?
You do not have to switch. The page reads the physical key you press, not only the letter your computer sends, so the key marked with a Hebrew letter on an Israeli keyboard still counts as the English letter on the same key. It is still a good idea to practice with your keyboard set to English.
How are words per minute and accuracy calculated?
Every five correctly typed characters (spaces included) count as one word, divided by the time. Accuracy is the share of key presses that were right. When you press a wrong key the cursor stays in place until you type the right one, and the mistake is counted.
What age can start?
Usually from age 7 or 8, when a child reads fluently and the hands are big enough to reach every row of the keyboard. For younger children a typing game is a better start.
Explore more: the online Hebrew keyboard, and all free tools.