Fact · Typing and writing speed
A stenotype keyboard has far fewer keys than a conventional keyboard, and the writer presses several keys at once.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The stenotype keyboard has far fewer keys than a conventional alphanumeric keyboard ... Multiple keys are pressed simultaneously”
Stenotype, Wikipedia, n.d., Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- Pressing several keys together is called chording or stroking, and it lets a writer produce a whole syllable or word with one hand motion.
- What it does not show
- The source does not give a measured speed for chorded writing; the speed figures come from certification and record sources.