Touch Typing Lessons
A free, step-by-step lesson series designed to teach touch typing from scratch. Each lesson builds on the one before it.
- Beginner
Home Row Lesson
The foundation of touch typing: place your fingers on ASDF and JKL; to learn the home row.
- Beginner
Top Row Lesson (Q-P)
Learn to reach from the home row to the top row: practice with the qwerty and uiop keys.
- Beginner
Bottom Row Lesson (Z-M)
Learn the bottom row of the keyboard: strengthen finger coordination with the zxcvbnm keys.
- Beginner
Turkish F-Keyboard Home Row Lesson
Learn the home row of the Turkish F-keyboard layout (TS 2117) and practice its letter-frequency-based finger placement.
- Beginner
Keyboard Basics & Correct Posture
Before you start touch typing, learn the correct sitting position, hand, and wrist placement.
- Intermediate
Number Row Lesson
Learn to type the 1-0 number keys at the top of the keyboard without looking.
- Intermediate
Turkish Characters (ığüşöç) Lesson
Learn to type the Turkish-specific letters ı, ğ, ü, ş, ö, ç quickly and accurately.
- Intermediate
Punctuation Lesson
Learn to type commas, periods, and question marks fluently without looking down.
- Intermediate
Capitalization & Shift Key Lesson
Learn to use the Shift key with the right finger to quickly type proper nouns and sentence starts.
- Intermediate
Parentheses & Quotation Marks
Learn to type the parentheses and quotation marks that show up constantly in everyday text.
- Intermediate
Hyphens & Slashes (Dates, Times, Ratios)
Learn to correctly type the hyphens and slashes used in dates, times, and ratios.
- Advanced
Speed & Fluency Practice
Test your fluency with sentences covering the whole keyboard and boost your WPM.
- Advanced
Common Word Patterns
Build two-hand coordination with the most frequently used English words.
- Advanced
Paragraph & Long Text Practice
Test punctuation, capitalization, and fluency together with a real paragraph.
- Advanced
Special Symbols (@ # % & *)
Learn to quickly type the special symbols used in emails, social media, and numeric expressions.
- Advanced
Tricky Letter Combinations
Boost your speed and accuracy on letter groups that sit close together or repeat the same finger.
- Advanced
Quick Sprint: Short Sentences
Build burst speed and reaction time with short, punchy sentences.
- Advanced
Business Email Practice
Practice punctuation, capitalization, and symbols together with a real business email format.
- Advanced
Code & Programming Symbols Practice
Practice the braces, brackets, and comparison signs that show up constantly when typing code.
- Advanced
Quotes & Sayings Practice
Learn to type long quoted sentences fluently, combining dashes, commas, and capitalization.
- Advanced
Order & Invoice Practice
Practice the order numbers, totals, and tracking codes made of mixed letters and digits found in everyday e-commerce text.
- Advanced
Everyday Messaging Practice
Learn to type the question marks, exclamation points, and contractions common in casual everyday conversation.
- Advanced
Address & Contact Info Practice
Learn to type full addresses, phone numbers, and emails fluently, the way they appear on real forms.
- Advanced
Appointment & Calendar Practice
Learn to type day, month, and time expressions fluently alongside capitalization and numbers.
- Advanced
Recipe Practice
Learn to type recipe text fluently, packed with measurement units, degree signs, and numbered steps.
- Advanced
Math Expressions & Units Practice
Learn to type operators like + and - alongside units like sq ft and mph fluently with numbers.
- Advanced
Announcement & Press Release Practice
Practice formal announcement text combining an all-caps header, a quote, and a percentage figure.
- Advanced
Resume & CV Practice
Learn to type resume text fluently, full of labeled fields, date ranges, and comma-separated lists.
- Advanced
Final Review: Comprehensive Mixed Practice
A capstone exercise combining capitalization, numbers, symbols, and punctuation into one challenging passage.
- Advanced
Travel and Ticket Booking Practice
Build speed and accuracy with realistic travel/ticket text containing flight codes, times, dates, and currency.
- Advanced
Weather Report Practice
Speed up your number-symbol transitions with weather report text full of temperatures, percentages, and directions.
- Advanced
Sports News and Match Summary Practice
Reinforce number-letter transitions with sports news text full of scores, minutes, and stats.
- Advanced
Real Estate Listing Practice
Strengthen your number and symbol skills with real estate listing text full of square footage, room counts, and prices.
- Advanced
Health and Prescription Info Practice
Practice mixed capitalization and numbers with prescription text containing drug names, doses, and instructions.
Touch typing lessons — frequently asked questions
How long does it take to learn touch typing?
Most people can type without looking within two to four weeks of short daily practice. Reaching a comfortable 50–60 WPM usually takes a couple of months. The key is consistency — 10–15 focused minutes a day beats a long session once a week.
Where do I put my fingers?
Rest your left fingers on A, S, D, F and your right fingers on J, K, L and the semicolon key — this is the home row. F and J have a small bump so you can find home position without looking. Each finger covers the keys diagonally above and below its home key.
Do I need a special keyboard?
No. Any standard keyboard works. The lessons cover both the Turkish F-keyboard and the common Q-keyboard layout, so you can practise on whatever you already own.
Should I focus on speed or accuracy first?
Accuracy first, always. Speed is a by-product of clean, confident movement. If you push for speed while making mistakes, you build bad habits that are hard to unlearn. Slow down until the errors stop, then let speed come on its own.