ONE LETTER AT A TIME

Alphabet typing practice.

Find every letter from A to Z. Start slowly, then add spaces and capitals when you feel ready.

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Choose an alphabet exercise

Changing the exercise starts a new run. Type every character, including spaces and capitals. The clock counts active typing time.

Ready when you are
1 word · Finish at the last character
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
The timer starts with your first keystroke.

Type the displayed passage in order. Backspace corrects the last character. Paste is disabled. Escape pauses. Control or Command plus Enter restarts. Leaving the input pauses the timer.

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No sign-up. Just you and the keys.esc pause ctrl + enter restart
 

How to practise typing A to Z

Choose Lowercase A–Z, click the typing area, and type the 26 letters in order. The timer starts with your first character and finishes with Z. Use Backspace to correct a mistake. Your original wrong attempt still counts toward accuracy, so aim for comfortable, deliberate movements.

Next, try Small letter groups to add spaces, or Uppercase A–Z to practise holding Shift. The mixed-case exercise alternates a capital and lowercase letter. Match the displayed case exactly. These exercises do not require an account, and your answers stay on your device.

The English alphabet on your keyboard

The English alphabet has 26 letters. Alphabetical order is different from the order of keys on a QWERTY keyboard: the top letter row starts Q, W, E, R, T, Y. Learn where each letter is rather than expecting the next letter to be beside the previous one.

Lowercase letters

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Capital letters

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

On a standard English QWERTY keyboard, return your left fingers to A, S, D, F and your right fingers to J, K, L, semicolon. The marks on F and J help you find the home position. Use our finger placement chart if a particular reach feels unfamiliar. Your physical layout may differ.

Accuracy is more useful than a sprint record

A 26-letter exercise is very short. One hesitation can change WPM sharply, and memorising the sequence can raise the score without improving unfamiliar text. Use it to find letters and review missed keys. For a steadier speed comparison, use the same one-minute typing test settings over several runs.

WPM uses five correct characters as a standard word and counts active typing time. Spaces and punctuation count too. Accuracy includes attempts you later correct. This is personal practice, not a verified assessment. Read how scores are calculated for examples.

Move from letters to words

If several letters are difficult, slow down and try the home-row lesson before repeating the alphabet. When finding letters feels easier, follow the beginner practice routine and try an easy English paragraph. Words and sentences add transitions that alphabetical drills cannot cover.