SpeedHands
About

About SpeedHands

Typing drills, shortcut maps, and hand-motion reference notes.

SpeedHands is a static resource site for people who spend most of their workday at a keyboard — programmers, editors, designers, writers, and anyone who wants to type faster, more accurately, and with less physical strain.

What's here

  • Typing drills: Browser-based practice with live WPM and accuracy tracking. Pangrams, common words, code snippets, editor shortcuts, and terminal commands.
  • Motion reference library: Hand position images for home row typing, modifier key use, Vim navigation, editor shortcuts, and laptop keyboards.
  • Guides: Focused references on measuring typing speed, learning shortcuts, editor workflow patterns, and hand health.
  • Downloadable packs: JSON drill sets you can load into custom tools or offline practice runners.
  • Benchmarks: Reference data for typing speed ranges, input device latency, and fair testing methodology.

How it works

This is a fully static site. No accounts, no tracking, no JavaScript frameworks, no external CDN dependencies. All drill logic runs locally in your browser. No data is sent anywhere.

The site is built with plain HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript. Data files are static JSON. Images are local assets served from the same domain. It can be hosted on any static file server.

Why this exists

Most typing practice sites are ad-supported, account-gated, or optimized for engagement metrics rather than actual skill building. SpeedHands takes the opposite approach: everything is local, lightweight, and designed for repeated low-friction use.

The goal is to provide a stable, low-maintenance reference that you can bookmark and come back to without login walls, cookie banners, or layout shifts from A/B tests.

Content standards

  • All content is original or clearly attributed
  • Guides are practical and focused — no filler paragraphs
  • Drills use real-world text (actual code, real commands, natural English)
  • Reference images show actual hand positions, not abstract illustrations
  • No affiliate links, no sponsored content, no email signup forms

Technical details

  • Pure static HTML/CSS/JS — no build pipeline
  • No external dependencies or CDN references
  • Responsive layout, works on desktop and mobile
  • RSS feed for updates
  • Sitemap for search indexing