Fact · Typing and writing speed
102percent more finger movement than Colemak
The Colemak project says QWERTY needs 102 percent more finger movement than Colemak, and Dvorak about 10 percent more.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“On Dvorak your fingers move 10% more (30% more for a 4% error rate), and on QWERTY 102% more than Colemak (118% more for a 4% error rate).”
Ergonomic (Colemak project wiki), Colemak project, n.d., Finger distance section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page gives a second set of figures for a 4 percent error rate, which are higher for both layouts.
- What it does not show
- The project's own figures. The page does not publish how the finger movement was measured or on what text.