Fact · Typing and writing speed
Hunt and peck can reach good accuracy, but the typist must look away from the keys to see the text, so typing errors may not be noticed immediately.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Although good accuracy may be achieved, the use of this method may also prevent the typist from being able to see what has been typed without glancing away from the keys”
Typing, Wikipedia, n.d., Techniques, Hunt and peck.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Typing article's description of hunt and peck, which it presents alongside the note that the method is common and that it uses only one or two fingers.
- What it does not show
- A general description, not a measurement. It gives no figures for how accurate hunt-and-peck typists are compared with touch typists.