Fact · Typing and writing speed
60words per minute
In extended testing of Half-QWERTY, average one-handed speeds reached as high as 60 words per minute.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“In extended testing, subjects achieved average one-handed speeds as high as 60 wpm and 83% of their two-handed rate.”
One-handed touch-typing on a QWERTY keyboard, Edgar Matias et al., Human-Computer Interaction, 1996, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- The speed is measured in the paper's own word count, after extended practice.
- What it does not show
- A small lab study with a few subjects. It reports an average from extended testing, not a typical user speed.