How to practice typing

Start with a repeatable baseline

Take a 60-second test in a language you know. Keep the language, duration, punctuation and difficulty the same for the next few tests. Record both WPM and accuracy: a faster result with many more mistakes may not be useful progress.

Caret shows your result when the test finishes. Sign in if you want your results saved in your account history. You can practice without an account too.

A simple practice session

1. Warm up with familiar words at a comfortable pace.
2. Take a timed test and notice the letters or sequences you miss.
3. Use custom mode to practice text containing those sequences slowly.
4. Try a quote to include sentences, capitals and punctuation.
5. Repeat the original settings and compare accuracy as well as speed.

Keep practice manageable and take breaks when you feel tired. There is no required daily duration or guaranteed improvement schedule. Aim for consistent, deliberate practice instead of chasing every personal best.

Choose material that matches your goal

Word mode gives you a fixed amount of text. Time mode gives you a fixed duration. Quote mode is useful for connected text, while custom mode lets you supply your own practice passage. Different language lists and punctuation settings change the difficulty, so compare like with like.

If you write software, try code typing practice. If you are measuring progress, read how to interpret WPM and accuracy.

Make the test comfortable

Choose a readable font, a theme with clear contrast and a caret you can follow. Avoid changing several settings at once when comparing scores. Caret provides a practice tool and feedback; it does not enforce a particular finger placement or a touch-typing lesson curriculum.