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Touch typing

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What it is: Wikipedia's article on touch typing, with sections on advantages, training for beginners and the home row. It defines touch typing, describes the tactile markers on the F and J keys, and reports the claims made about speed and stress.
How much weight it carries: A community-edited encyclopedia. Used here for definitions and for the description of tactile markers, which are physical features of keyboards. Its speed and advantage claims are not sourced to primary studies in the text, so the library does not rely on them for numbers.

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The F and J keys have tactile markers, or key locator bumps, that let a typist find them by feel without looking at the keyboard.
“The keys "F" and "J" contains tactile markers or key locator bumps that allow the typist to feel and recognize them without having to look on the keyboard.” (Training for beginners)
Typists who do not look at the keyboard but do not use the home row either are called hybrid typists.
“typists who do not look at the keyboard but do not use home row either are referred to as hybrid typists” (Introduction)
Many websites and software programs teach touch typing, and most of them are free.
“Many websites and software programs are available for learning touch typing and most of them are free.” (Training for beginners)
Many hunt-and-peck typists have the keyboard layout memorized and can type while keeping their eyes on the screen.
“many hunt-and-peck typists have the keyboard layout memorized and are able to type while focusing their gaze on the screen” (Disputes over advantages)
Wikipedia says that both two-handed and one-handed touch typing are possible.
“Both two-handed touch typing and one-handed touch typing are possible.” (Definition section)
Wikipedia's worked example of home-row placement puts the right thumb on the space bar.
“with the right thumb on the space bar while the left hand covers” (Home row section, worked example)
Typing speed increases gradually with practice, and a speed of 60 words per minute or higher is achievable, though the rate of increase varies between people.
“Typing speed increases gradually with practice, and speed of 60 WPM or higher is achievable.” (Training for beginners)
Learning touch typing can be stressful for the fingers and the mind at the start, but once learned it puts minimal stress on the fingers.
“Learning touch typing can be stressful both to the fingers as well as the mind at the beginning, but once it is learned, it exerts minimal stress on the fingers.” (Training for beginners)

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Touch typing

Wikipedia, n.d.

Read the original

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: Wikipedia's article on touch typing, with sections on advantages, training for beginners and the home row. It defines touch typing, describes the tactile markers on the F and J keys, and reports the claims made about speed and stress.
How much weight it carries: A community-edited encyclopedia. Used here for definitions and for the description of tactile markers, which are physical features of keyboards. Its speed and advantage claims are not sourced to primary studies in the text, so the library does not rely on them for numbers.

Facts taken from this source

The F and J keys have tactile markers, or key locator bumps, that let a typist find them by feel without looking at the keyboard.
“The keys "F" and "J" contains tactile markers or key locator bumps that allow the typist to feel and recognize them without having to look on the keyboard.” (Training for beginners)
Typists who do not look at the keyboard but do not use the home row either are called hybrid typists.
“typists who do not look at the keyboard but do not use home row either are referred to as hybrid typists” (Introduction)
Many websites and software programs teach touch typing, and most of them are free.
“Many websites and software programs are available for learning touch typing and most of them are free.” (Training for beginners)
Many hunt-and-peck typists have the keyboard layout memorized and can type while keeping their eyes on the screen.
“many hunt-and-peck typists have the keyboard layout memorized and are able to type while focusing their gaze on the screen” (Disputes over advantages)
Wikipedia says that both two-handed and one-handed touch typing are possible.
“Both two-handed touch typing and one-handed touch typing are possible.” (Definition section)
Wikipedia's worked example of home-row placement puts the right thumb on the space bar.
“with the right thumb on the space bar while the left hand covers” (Home row section, worked example)
Typing speed increases gradually with practice, and a speed of 60 words per minute or higher is achievable, though the rate of increase varies between people.
“Typing speed increases gradually with practice, and speed of 60 WPM or higher is achievable.” (Training for beginners)
Learning touch typing can be stressful for the fingers and the mind at the start, but once learned it puts minimal stress on the fingers.
“Learning touch typing can be stressful both to the fingers as well as the mind at the beginning, but once it is learned, it exerts minimal stress on the fingers.” (Training for beginners)