Focused practice · by katakey
Improve typing accuracy.
Find your weak keys.
Repeated mistakes are useful clues. Find the key, movement or letter pair behind them, then practice at a pace where you can make a deliberate correction.
Look for a pattern, not just a percentage
A single accuracy score cannot tell you what to work on. Ask what happens before an error: do you reach for a neighboring key, reverse two letters, miss a space, or struggle with the same transition? The same key can be easy alone and awkward inside a word.
In katakey, Stats shows key-level performance and a keyboard heat map. More stats includes sequence details. Compare repeated observations; one mistake on a rarely used key is weaker evidence than the same mistake across several visits.
Use a short cycle of observation and practice
- Pick one recurring problem. For example, mixing up E and R or pausing between T and H.
- Reduce the pace. Make the intended movement without racing the next character.
- Use it in context. Move from the key or pair to words containing it, mixed with familiar words.
- Recheck later. Look for a repeatable improvement across practice visits, rather than one clean run.
Adaptive practice does the text selection for you: katakey mixes weak keys and sequences with familiar ones. You can stop whenever you need to and return to the same profile.
Understand what your typing test measures
Katakey uses a five-character “word” for speed calculations, rather than counting dictionary words. Spaces count as characters. These are the definitions used by the test:
| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Gross WPM | Inserted characters ÷ 5 ÷ elapsed minutes. |
| Net WPM | Correct character entries ÷ 5 ÷ elapsed minutes. |
| Accuracy | Correct first attempts ÷ all character attempts, shown as a percentage. |
For example, 100 inserted characters with 93 correct entries over 30 seconds gives 40 gross WPM and 37.2 net WPM. Accuracy is tracked separately: correcting an error does not turn its first attempt into a correct one.
Keep comparisons fair
Use the same duration, language, keyboard layout and text style when comparing tests. Plain words, punctuation and code are different tasks. The public typing test starts with a one-minute natural-text test and lets you change duration and text style.
Practice text also changes as new keys unlock. A score can dip when the task becomes harder. Check which keys you are practicing before deciding that your typing has got worse.
A finger hint is different from finger verification
The on-screen keyboard shows a suggested finger for each key. The current public site records whether you entered the expected character, not which finger physically pressed it. Watch your own movement when that is the habit you are working on.
New to finger placement? Start with the beginner guide. Changing an established method? Read relearning as an adult.