Fact · Typing and writing speed
Many hunt-and-peck typists have the keyboard layout memorized and can type while keeping their eyes on the screen.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“many hunt-and-peck typists have the keyboard layout memorized and are able to type while focusing their gaze on the screen”
Touch typing, Wikipedia, n.d., Disputes over advantages.
Open the original- What it measures
- The article lists this among the styles that sit between hunt and peck and touch typing, to show that the two are not the only options.
- What it does not show
- Presented without a count of how many typists this describes. The gaze studies in the library measure what typists look at, and they are the better evidence.