How fast can you type?

[MSTER232]

I know this is an old thread, but I just gotta show you guys this. 93 wpm !:

 

[Solo]

Pretty impressive, after doing a test I just found online myself I scored 71wpm with one error. Being able to type quickly and touch type is a really useful skill in todays world.

 

[MSTER232]

Pretty impressive, after doing a test I just found online myself I scored 71wpm with one error. Being able to type quickly and touch type is a really useful skill in todays world.

It is a very useful skill in the world of today indeed.

EDIT: It's a very useful skill in the forums too because you can type up OP's and replies quicker .

 

[Lizard]

34 with 2 errors.

 

[MSTER232]

It looks like the average speed for a typist is around 31 words per minute. But a very small amount of people can hand-write faster than you can type . And with that speed of 93 wpm I did, I would have comfortably got into a time-sensitive typing job (and I'm not even old enough to do paid work). Look at what I found on Wikipedia:

An average professional typist types usually in speeds of 50 to 80 wpm, while some positions can require 80 to 95 (usually the minimum required for dispatch positions and other time-sensitive typing jobs), and some advanced typists work at speeds above 120 wpm.[4][5] Two-finger typists, sometimes also referred to as "hunt and peck" typists, commonly reach sustained speeds of about 37 wpm for memorized text and 27 wpm when copying text, but in bursts may be able to reach speeds of 60 to 70 wpm.[3] From the 1920s through the 1970s, typing speed (along with shorthand speed) was an important secretarial qualification and typing contests were popular and often publicized by typewriter companies as promotional tools.

 

[thesrdic]

If I know what I want to write I can type pretty damn fast, but I've never counted wpm

Edit: Just got 65 on a test, but that's with correcting my mistakes (around 7-8) as I was going, which I do anyway
And was moaning a little to myself about the grammer a couple of times as well...

Redid, 80 with 6 mistakes

 

[MSTER232]

If I know what I want to write I can type pretty damn fast, but I've never counted wpm

Edit: Just got 65 on a test, but that's with correcting my mistakes (around 7-8) as I was going, which I do anyway
And was moaning a little to myself about the grammer a couple of times as well...

Redid, 80 with 6 mistakes

Congratulations! At least with me, I find myself typing faster on ergonomic keyboards...

 

[thesrdic]

Congratulations! At least with me, I find myself typing faster on ergonomic keyboards...

👍 Tbf I found it pretty difficult not to correct my mistakes as I was going, I've got used to doing it naturally..

 

[MSTER232]

👍 Tbf I found it pretty difficult not to correct my mistakes as I was going, I've got used to doing it naturally..

TIP: Remove the backspace key on your keyboard so that you aren't tempted to use it when you are typing. There is no backspace key on typewriters (most of them) 👍 .

 

[thesrdic]

TIP: Remove the backspace key on your keyboard so that you aren't tempted to use it when you are typing. There is no backspace key on typewriters (most of them) 👍 .

I think I'd just end up hitting the empty space lots for about a year.. and then use the arrows keys to back a tad further and use delete lol

 

[Slash]

40-50wpm with a few minor mistakes.

 

[AlexGTV]

I'd rate myself as 3.5/5.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

I took a test today and got 57wpm.

Typing while in the phone?! How rude!

I never saw this at the time! I used to type a lot while on the phone. Came with being a helpdesk operator!

Now, my favourite trick is to carry on typing whilst looking at the person who's coming up to my desk.

 

[Centura]

A quick Google search and I found the following website: http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

I achieved this on my first try on a laptop. I used backspace a couple of times to correct mistakes.

I thought I was a lot slower than that because I don't type frequently anymore on the computer, let alone trying to type as fast as possible. I also lost a couple of seconds because you have to start/stop with the mouse.

 

[MSTER232]

I never saw this at the time! I used to type a lot while on the phone. Came with being a helpdesk operator!

Now, my favourite trick is to carry on typing whilst looking at the person who's coming up to my desk.

That's my favourite trick too!

A quick Google search and I found the following website: http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

I achieved this on my first try on a laptop. I used backspace a couple of times to correct mistakes.

I thought I was a lot slower than that because I don't type frequently anymore on the computer, let alone trying to type as fast as possible. I also lost a couple of seconds because you have to start/stop with the mouse.

Meh... although I can type at 93 wpm, I couldn't type it on most laptop keyboards to save my life. In my honest opinion, laptop keyboards are much too flimsy to achieve high typing speeds like this.

 

[Solo]

Meh... although I can type at 93 wpm, I couldn't type it on most laptop keyboards to save my life. In my honest opinion, laptop keyboards are much too flimsy to achieve high typing speeds like this.

It depends on the laptop. I find my MBP's keyboard very comfortable to type on and solid enough for quick typing.

 

[Centura]

Now, my favourite trick is to carry on typing whilst looking at the person who's coming up to my desk.

That's my favourite trick too!

It's great fun to do that, especially against those that can't do it themselves.

Meh... although I can type at 93 wpm, I couldn't type it on most laptop keyboards to save my life. In my honest opinion, laptop keyboards are much too flimsy to achieve high typing speeds like this.

To be fair, I love "laptop keyboards (i.e. flat keys)". I did it on a MacBook Air. It's a fantastic keyboard. The only thing I dislike about it is that the travel depth is very shallow.

I tried and I was able to achieve 100 WPM on a Apple Wireless Keyboard, but I think I was lucky with the text because they are randomized.

 

[MSTER232]

It depends on the laptop. I find my MBP's keyboard very comfortable to type on and solid enough for quick typing.

It depends on the laptop indeed. Some of them have really nice solid keys that are often better for faster typing speeds. But at least all the ones I have owned have really flimsy keyboards that take very little effort to press or anything that lets me know I have pressed it (click like on the Das Keyboards).

 

[TyrrellRacing]

45wpm with 1 mistake. Pretty pleased with that.

 

[MSTER232]

45wpm with 1 mistake. Pretty pleased with that.

Not bad .

 

[Rit]

I started typing this...(phew)Yesterday!

 

[MSTER232]

I started typing this...(phew)Yesterday!

If it took you 24 hours to write that, then would that be 0.0001 wpm? Damn, you are slow .

 

[MSTER232]

It's great fun to do that, especially against those that can't do it themselves.


To be fair, I love "laptop keyboards (i.e. flat keys)". I did it on a MacBook Air. It's a fantastic keyboard. The only thing I dislike about it is that the travel depth is very shallow.

I tried and I was able to achieve 100 WPM on a Apple Wireless Keyboard, but I think I was lucky with the text because they are randomized.

Now that you said it, I prefer keyboards that have a deep travel depth, but the key can be registered before the key is fully depressed. I also want to get a Das Keyboard soon, and I would get it like this:

No key markings! Like a boss 👍 .

EDIT: The only thing I don't like about that keyboard after having another look at it is the enter key. I much prefer the thicker enter keys like on my keyboard.

 

[Moglet]

Using this: http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

"Your speed was: 84wpm.

Congratulations! You made no mistakes, practice does make perfect."

Using an Apple Aluminium keyboard. I only use my index fingers though; I can't type with all of my fingers, it just feels unnatural.

 

[Solo]

That's very impressive Lloyd for just using your index fingers, kudos to you.

 

[Moglet]

That's very impressive Lloyd for just using your index fingers, kudos to you.

Thanks! I had no idea it was actually that quick! I'll try and get my girlfriend to film it at some point because I'm sure it looks really weird when viewed from afar! I love doing it on the work computers because everyone I work with are all terrible at typing and they hunt and peck at about 10-15wpm...

 

[Solo]

You must have to move your hands around a lot which would seem odd to myself (and others) as I use all four fingers to type so move much less.

Also it seems those with Apple keyboards are able to type quickly and comfortably so far.

 

[MSTER232]

Thanks! I had no idea it was actually that quick! I'll try and get my girlfriend to film it at some point because I'm sure it looks really weird when viewed from afar! I love doing it on the work computers because everyone I work with are all terrible at typing and they hunt and peck at about 10-15wpm...

Only God knows how you got 85 wpm using only 2 fingers.

EDIT: If you type that fast using only 2 fingers, then imagine how fast you can type using all 10 fingers.

EDIT 2: I'm currently on my laptop and I did a typing speed test. My typing speed dropped to 80 wpm but I find myself making less mistakes. And I wonder why that is, considering that my laptop keys has no feeling to them at all.

 

[Small_Fryz]

Managed 85wpm on my work laptop.

I'm faster on proper keyboards but having used laptops so much over the past few years I honestly don't think I'd be much quicker. What lets me down from typing any faster is my poor spelling , I need to stop and think how to spell the word correctly and thus think about each individual key stroke, rather than just typing the word automatically.

I mean, once you start pushing 80+ wpm you are no longer thinking about a key-stroke but more about the actual word you're typing. I'm also pretty happy that I can hit numbers, commas, full stops and all sorts of capitals without looking as well.

I got taught to type properly (using the "home row") at about age 8/9 at school and by the time I was in high school I could touch type. It remains as one of the most useful thing I have ever learnt at school

I'm not sure how people go from the 80 - 90 wpm to 120+ though, that is mega quick

 

[MSTER232]

Managed 85wpm on my work laptop.

I'm faster on proper keyboards but having used laptops so much over the past few years I honestly don't think I'd be much quicker. What lets me down from typing any faster is my poor spelling , I need to stop and think how to spell the word correctly and thus think about each individual key stroke, rather than just typing the word automatically.

I mean, once you start pushing 80+ wpm you are no longer thinking about a key-stroke but more about the actual word you're typing. I'm also pretty happy that I can hit numbers, commas, full stops and all sorts of capitals without looking as well.

I got taught to type properly (using the "home row") at about age 8/9 at school and by the time I was in high school I could touch type. It remains as one of the most useful thing I have ever learnt at school

I'm not sure how people go from the 80 - 90 wpm to 120+ though, that is mega quick

I think your work laptop has better feeling keys then my laptop does. I can barely feel the keys as I press them on my laptop so I often make more mistakes. And when I was 7 I found a disc my parents used that teaches touch typing. Starting from a early age, I can type much quicker than the average person at my age. By the way, I am still in high school and I am probably the only one in my whole year group who can touch type .

EDIT: The way people type at speeds of 120+ wpm is that you have to think at least 2 words ahead of the word you are currently typing to make sure that you don't make a mistake. You also have to minimise time between words to maximise typing speed and having a decent keyboard that has tactile feedback helps too.

I guess I could hit 120 wpm if I really tried but I would have to learn the keyboard a little bit more. I know all the letters on the keyboard off by heart, I vaguely know the numbers at the top of the keyboard, the symbols at the top of the keyboard I struggle quite a bit with, and square brackets (or whatever they're called) I struggle the most with. But since I type commands on GTP manually that use these "square brackets", I'm getting to know those keys better.

But most of all, if I'm completely honest, my worst typing habit is using the right hand shift button to type capital letters that are also typed with the right hand. At least for me, using the left hand shift button is awkward and while I can reach to it without looking, my right hand disagrees with my left hand and I end up pressing both shift buttons at the same time. But with more practice I guess I could get rid of this typing habit once and for all .