Want to type faster and more accurately without turning practice into a full-time job? This 7-day typing plan gives you a clear, beginner-friendly routine that also scales to intermediate and advanced typists. Each day has a focused goal: technique, accuracy, speed bursts, and real-world typing — so you improve WPM and accuracy together.
If you’re new to typing metrics, start here first: What is WPM?. Then use our Typing Speed Test to measure your baseline before Day 1.
If you push speed too early, you train mistakes. Aim for 95%+ accuracy as your default. Speed increases naturally when your hands stop hesitating.
Ten focused minutes per day beats one long session per week. If you want a ready-made daily routine, combine this plan with our 10-Minute Typing Drill.
WPM without accuracy is meaningless. Record both each day. Your goal is stable accuracy while WPM gradually rises. (On your homepage, you can already track results in the table after each test.)
The home row is the foundation of touch typing: ASDF for the left hand and JKL; for the right.
Keep your fingers resting here after every movement.
asdf jkl; slowly for 2 minutes.Goal: Learn proper finger positioning and reduce looking at the keyboard.
Expand from home row to the full keyboard. This is where most beginners lose accuracy because fingers “hunt” for keys. Move slowly and return to home row every time.
qwer, uiop).zxcv, bnm).Goal: Improve control and reduce finger confusion.
Now you’re training real typing: sentences, capitalization, and punctuation. This builds rhythm and reduces “stop-start” typing. If punctuation causes mistakes, slow down and focus on clean input.
Goal: Maintain accuracy while typing natural text.
Day 4 is about controlled speed. Your job is to push slightly beyond comfort while keeping accuracy reasonable. Don’t chase your best score — chase consistency.
If you want speed + technique tips, see: Typing tips and Typing Accuracy Tips.
Goal: Increase WPM without breaking accuracy habits.
Typing tests are great, but real typing is different. Today you practice “useful typing”: emails, notes, short articles, or copying text manually. This improves endurance and fluency.
Goal: Build confidence and reduce fatigue in everyday typing.
Real life is noisy: notifications, music, multitasking. Today you train staying accurate even when conditions aren’t perfect. Keep distractions mild — the goal isn’t chaos, it’s stability.
Many mistakes come from habits like looking down, rushing, or using the wrong fingers. If you notice patterns, read: Common typing mistakes.
Goal: Stay calm, keep rhythm, reduce mistakes under pressure.
Today you measure progress. Repeat the same test conditions from Day 1 (same duration and similar difficulty) and compare results honestly. The biggest win is usually better accuracy and smoother typing — speed often follows.
Goal: Confirm progress and choose a next-step routine.
Results vary, but most people see improvements quickly when practice is consistent:
Even if your WPM doesn’t jump dramatically, better accuracy and smoother typing are strong signs that speed will increase over the next 2–4 weeks.
Slow down slightly and aim for 95%+ accuracy for two days. Then push speed again. Accuracy is the base that supports speed.
Cover your hands with a light cloth or lower the brightness of your keyboard lights. The discomfort of not looking is temporary — muscle memory grows fast with repetition.
Switch practice style: add typing games, new sentence types, or new difficulty levels. Try: Best free typing games.
Most people see progress with 10–20 minutes per day. Short, consistent sessions work better than long, irregular practice.
Accuracy first. Aim for 95%+ accuracy during most practice. Once accuracy is stable, your WPM rises naturally.
Many beginners reduce mistakes quickly and often improve by about 3–10 WPM. Intermediate users typically see steadier accuracy and a smaller WPM increase with better rhythm.
Slow down slightly and prioritize accuracy for a couple of days (95%+). Then push speed again. Speed without accuracy reinforces mistakes.
If you want a longer challenge, you can also build toward bigger goals like “60 WPM with 97% accuracy” over the next month. Small improvements add up fast when practice stays consistent.