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On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp stroke - not a hard stroke, but a fast one. The sound should be sharp and quick. If you are pushing your keys rather than striking them, the sound will be mushy.

—from Typing for Beginners (1975), a book by Betty Owen

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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
594. twitch.tv/typeracerderochee... 146.43 99% 2020-05-28
595. Dan (dbalaz) 146.41 99% 2014-04-10
596. Sundae (lazysundae) 146.39 99% 2016-04-07
597. selphy (selphy) 146.36 97% 2013-03-21
598. Andreas Vida (johnbonham) 146.34 100% 2014-05-11
599. Naia (nbouscal) 146.33 98% 2012-11-30
600. victor (swegboi) 146.30 100% 2019-09-30
601. wheeeeeee (limtutu) 146.26 100% 2019-03-03
602. mint (mintynuggets) 146.19 99% 2013-04-20
603. Charles (hohol) 146.17 99% 2022-03-01
604. Michael (clayjar) 146.13 100% 2015-08-31
605. (rayer) 146.10 100% 2023-06-19
606. Alaska Young (soner) 146.05 97% 2014-08-02
607. taran something (actuallymo... 146.04 97% 2017-12-22
608. jivanf (jivan108) 146.03 97% 2021-11-27
609. Jake (nameless337) 146.01 100% 2016-12-21
610. Collapsing Star, (ppcrone) 145.99 94% 2015-06-12
611. DF (ab12) 145.93 95% 2015-11-20
612. Resync (resync) 145.93 99% 2023-07-19
613. spectating (minhxuan2507) 145.90 99% 2019-04-17
614. Leon (az1n) 145.89 99% 2017-05-13
615. (acot) 145.88 99% 2022-11-15
616. Ian (ianweller) 145.85 98% 2015-04-12
617. eeeee (sigurone) 145.84 98% 2015-12-31
618. Jason (team4za) 145.82 2009-06-07
619. rayven from the ph (kibasukea) 145.81 100% 2013-03-23
620. God is Love (kjb3) 145.80 99% 2020-03-10
621. God (ggod) 145.79 2011-04-30
622. ლ(●﹏●ლ) (kungenddos) 145.77 97% 2013-10-05
623. Juudge (reburm) 145.76 100% 2022-12-22

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 131,621 79.21 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 345 83.57 March 31, 2010
Riverside Middle School 33 40.60 January 25, 2011
Smoke Rise Prep 5 50.64 March 2, 2016
##typeracer 4 66.72 February 23, 2021
TypeRacer Classic 1 57.34 May 4, 2022
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 67.03 February 7, 2013