Fact · Typing and writing speed
Wikipedia says there is evidence that placing often-used letter pairs farther apart increases typing speed, because it encourages alternation between the hands.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“there is evidence that to place often-used letter pairs farther apart increases typing speed, because it encourages alternation between the hands”
QWERTY (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, 2026, History.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence comes from the article's explanation of why QWERTY places many common letter pairs on opposite hands.
- What it does not show
- The article gives this as evidence without a measured typing test in the same sentence. It explains alternation between the hands, which is a design principle, not a speed result for any particular typist.