For kids, and the grown-ups helping them
Typing practice for kids
In typing adventures, Fig the octopus tells a short story and your child types it one line at a time. Every story uses only the keys they have learned so far, and a keyboard under the text shows which finger to use. Free, with no ads and no account.
Play typing adventuresBest on a computer with a keyboard. Progress stays in this browser.
What your child learns
The home row first
Level 1 is A S D F and J K L, where the fingers rest. Before the first key, the guide shows the little bumps on F and J that help fingers find home without looking.
One finger for each key
Keys are colored by the finger that presses them, and see-through hands reach for the next key, so each key gets the same finger every time. Our finger placement chart shows the whole keyboard.
A few new keys at a time
After the home row, each level adds two or three keys, up to level 12: capitals and question marks. A story only ever uses the keys of its level, so there is nothing in it your child hasn’t learned yet.
Careful before fast
Stories end with stars for accuracy, never a speed score. A mistake doesn’t pile up: the text waits for the right key while the keyboard lights it and names the finger.
Eyes on the screen
After a long pause, a reminder above the keyboard asks your child to keep their eyes on the screen and says which finger knows the way.
A story to read back
At the end, the lines your child typed are written out as a little story with its title, to read back together.
How a typing adventure works
Pick a world
Space, the ocean, the jungle, dinosaurs or a farm. Each world has three scenes for the story to travel through.
Type the story
Fig tells a story of four or six short lines. Every line typed moves the story on, and Fig cheers.
Win stars and stickers
Every finished story wins a sticker for the sticker book, 30 in all, and up to three stars. Two stars unlock the next level’s keys.
Short and often
We suggest ten to fifteen minutes at a time, a few days a week, and stopping while it is still fun. A short story takes a few minutes. Our guide to typing for kids covers when to start, how to set up the desk and how to keep practice encouraging, with the research behind it.
Safe and private
- No accounts, no sign-in, no ads, no chat and nothing to share anywhere in kids mode.
- Progress stays in this browser. Levels, stars and stickers are saved on this computer only and never sent anywhere. Start over in the sticker book, or clear this site’s data, to erase them.
- Nothing your child types reaches the AI. From level 3, stories come from an AI model by OpenAI, through our server, and the request names only the world, the level and the story length. There is nowhere to type a message to the AI.
- Every AI story is checked first: only the level’s letters, only everyday words from our word list, and none of our blocked words. If the AI is unavailable or a story doesn’t pass, Fig tells one of our own written stories.
- Anonymous usage counts, as everywhere on the site, such as a story started or finished, with no cookies and nothing that identifies anyone. The privacy page lists exactly what is sent.
After the last level
Typing adventures cover every letter, periods, commas, capitals and question marks. After that, typing practice has the same twelve lessons on its Learning to type path, then practice built around the keys that are still slow, and the typing test measures speed. Our typing guides answer the questions parents ask, from posture to how fast is fast.
Questions from parents
What age are typing adventures for?
Children who can read simple words, which for most means the early grades of elementary school. The first level has only a dozen short words to type, and the stories grow richer as new keys unlock. Our guide to typing for kids lists the signs that a child is ready.
Is it free, and does my child need an account?
It is free, with no ads, and there is no account or sign-in in kids mode at all. Levels, stars and stickers are saved in this browser, so on another computer your child starts again at level 1, or picks their level.
How does the AI write the stories?
From level 3, our server asks an AI model for a short, kind story set in the chosen world, using only the letters of your child’s level. The request names only the world, the level and the story length, never anything your child types. Every sentence is checked before it appears: only the level’s letters, only everyday words from our word list, and none of our blocked words. When no story passes, Fig tells one of our own written stories instead. Levels 1 and 2 allow only about two dozen words, so their stories are always Fig’s own.
How does my child move up a level?
By finishing a story with two stars or more, which means typing at least 95% of the keys right, and typing each of the level’s new keys at least once. The next story then uses the next level’s keys. A grown-up can also pick any of the twelve levels by hand.
Does it work on a tablet or phone?
It works best on a computer with a physical keyboard, which is what touch typing is for. On a tablet or phone a story can be typed with the on-screen keyboard, but the finger guide only shows on computers.
How long should my child practice?
Ten to fifteen minutes at a time, a few days a week, suits most young children, and it is best to stop while it is still fun. A short story takes a few minutes, so two or three stories make a session.