Fact · Typing and writing speed
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A 2024 laboratory study at Tianjin University had 33 participants type English on keyboards with four common switch types: red, black, brown and blue.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Thirty-three participants were involved in an English-language typing task on keyboards with four typical switches (red, black, brown, and blue types).”
Effect of Mechanical Keyboard Switch and Backlight Status on Typing Performance and User Experience, Jutao Li et al., Electronics (MDPI), 2024, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.3390/electronics13214205)- What it measures
- Software recorded speed and accuracy, and participants also rated their typing experience on a 7-point scale.
- What it does not show
- One typing task and a small sample. The study compares switch types, not mechanical keyboards with membrane keyboards.