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Keyboard layout · Colemak-DH

Get back to your QWERTY speed on Colemak-DH — then go past it.

The free Colemak-DH beginner course taught you the keys. Intermediate, advanced, and punctuation & numbers tracks rebuild the fluency you gave up when you switched.

3 courses200 drills~17.2 hrs$19 once
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What you'll be able to do

  • Complete 200 lessons across three courses (about 17.2 hours of guided practice)
  • Type common words, bigrams, trigrams, and full sentences without pausing on relocated keys
  • Use left and right Shift correctly for every capital, including title case and abbreviations
  • Type every number, symbol, and punctuation mark — @, #, $, %, brackets, quotes — with confidence
  • Hold speed through multi-paragraph endurance runs and zero-mistake accuracy gauntlets
  • Clear your weakest keys with targeted recovery drills based on your own stats

Who it's for

This course is for

  • Colemak-DH switchers — new Colemak learners on row-stagger keyboards — DH is the recommended starting point today
  • Anyone who finished the free Colemak-DH beginner course and hit the post-beginner plateau
  • Typists who want capitals, punctuation, and the number row as automatic as the home row
  • Writers, students, and developers who need endurance on long passages, not just short bursts

Probably not for

  • Anyone who has not finished the free Colemak-DH beginner course yet — do that first, it is free
  • Typists who want a one-off speed test rather than structured practice
  • Typists still deciding whether to switch to Colemak-DH; read the switching guide and try the free lessons first

How the course works

  1. 1

    Diagnose

    Finish the free beginner course, then open the intermediate previews. Your stats reveal which relocated keys still hesitate in real words.

  2. 2

    Drill

    Intermediate builds words, sentences, and Shift technique; Advanced adds speed drills, accuracy gauntlets, real-world text, and endurance runs.

  3. 3

    Finish the keyboard

    Punctuation & Numbers covers every symbol and the number row, and weak-key recovery drills target whatever your own stats say is slowest.

Curriculum

3 courses · 200 drills · ~17.2 hrs

Colemak-DH Mastery bundles the Colemak-DH Intermediate, Advanced, and Punctuation & Numbers courses. Intermediate builds words, sentences, and Shift technique; Advanced covers speed drills, accuracy gauntlets, real-world text, endurance, and weak-key recovery; Punctuation & Numbers finishes the keyboard.

Colemak-DH Intermediate7 modules · 58 drills · ~3.9 hrs
1

Word Building

16 lessons
Common Words IFree previewCommon Words IIFree preview
Common Words III
Common Words IV
Common Words V
Common Words VI
Core Bigrams I
Core Bigrams II
Core Bigrams III
Core Trigrams I
Core Trigrams II
Short Phrases I
Short Phrases II
Short Phrases III
Sentence Flow I
Sentence Flow II
2

Bigram & Trigram Drills

6 lessons
Bigram Stream: TH & IN
Bigram Stream: ER & RE
Bigram Stream: AN & ON
Trigram Stream: ING & ENT
Trigram Stream: TION & THER
Checkpoint: Bigram Fluency
3

Tricky Words

6 lessons
Tricky Words: Double Letters
Tricky Words: Swapped Letters
Tricky Words: Slippery Endings
Tricky Words: Silent Letters
Tricky Words: Lookalikes
Checkpoint: Tricky Words
4

Fluency Review

4 lessons
Review: Common Words
Review: Short Phrases
Review: Full Sentences
Review: Mixed Skills
5

Capital Letters

8 lessons
Capital Letters I
Capital Letters II
Capital Letters III
Capital Letters IV
Capital Letters V
Capital Letters VI
Capital Letters VII
Capital Letters VIII
6

Shift Technique

12 lessons
Right Shift Introduction
Right Shift — Home Row
Right Shift — Reach Keys
Right Shift — Flow
Left Shift Introduction
Left Shift — Home Row
Left Shift — Reach Keys
Left Shift — Flow
Mixed Shift Practice
Title Case Practice
Proper Nouns
Abbreviations & Acronyms
7

Capitals Ladder

6 lessons
Capitals Ladder: Sentence Openers
Capitals Ladder: Names in Motion
Capitals Ladder: Places & Days
Capitals Ladder: Headlines
Capitals Ladder: Acronyms
Checkpoint: Capitals Ladder
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Colemak-DH Advanced13 modules · 86 drills · ~8.6 hrs
1

Speed Drills

7 lessons
Speed: Common WordsFree previewSpeed: Short SentencesFree preview
Speed: Paragraph Flow
Speed: Mixed Content
Speed: One-Minute Challenge
Speed: Sustained Flow I
Speed: Sustained Flow II
2

Speed Ladder: 40 WPM

4 lessons
Speed 40 WPM I
Speed 40 WPM II
Speed 40 WPM III
Checkpoint: Speed 40 WPM
3

Speed Ladder: 50 WPM

4 lessons
Speed 50 WPM I
Speed 50 WPM II
Speed 50 WPM III
Checkpoint: Speed 50 WPM
4

Speed Ladder: 60 WPM

4 lessons
Speed 60 WPM I
Speed 60 WPM II
Speed 60 WPM III
Checkpoint: Speed 60 WPM
5

Speed Ladder: 70 WPM

4 lessons
Speed 70 WPM I
Speed 70 WPM II
Speed 70 WPM III
Checkpoint: Speed 70 WPM
6

Accuracy Training

4 lessons
Accuracy: Short Words
Accuracy: Sentence Precision
Accuracy: Paragraph Precision
Accuracy: No-Mistake Challenge
7

Accuracy Lab

5 lessons
Accuracy Lab: Minimal Pairs
Accuracy Lab: Double Taps
Accuracy Lab: Awkward Runs
Accuracy Lab: Slow Motion
Checkpoint: Accuracy Lab
8

Real-World Typing

22 lessons
Real World: Email
Real World: Chat Messages
Real World: Meeting Notes
Real World: Code
Real World: Academic Prose I
Real World: Academic Prose II
Real World: Citations
Real World: Bibliography
Real World: Essay — Thesis
Real World: Essay — Body
Real World: Essay — Conclusion
Real World: Report — Summary
Real World: Report — Analysis
Real World: Report — Recommendation
Real World: Creative — Setting
Real World: Creative — Detail
Real World: Creative — Turning Point
Real World: Tech Docs — Setup
Real World: Tech Docs — Usage
Real World: Legal — Agreement
Real World: Legal — Terms
Real World: Mixed Format
9

Real-World Pro

5 lessons
Pro Email: Project Update
Pro Report: Quarterly Findings
Pro Article: Feature Piece
Pro Briefing: Meeting Prep
Checkpoint: Professional Output
10

Endurance

10 lessons
Endurance: Three Paragraphs
Endurance: Article I
Endurance: Article II
Endurance: Article III
Endurance: Learning I
Endurance: Learning II
Endurance: Learning III
Endurance: History I
Endurance: History II
Endurance: History III
11

Endurance Passages

4 lessons
Endurance Passage: The Cartographer
Endurance Passage: The Glasshouse
Endurance Passage: The Night Shift
Checkpoint: Endurance
12

Weak Key Recovery

3 lessons
Recovery: Confused Pairs
Recovery: Mirror Keys
Recovery: Reach Keys
13

Mastery

10 lessons
Punctuation
Punctuation II
Number Row I
Number Row II
Number Row III
Coding Symbols
Coding Symbols II
Mixed Drills
Timed Sprint
Final Review
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Colemak-DH Punctuation & Numbers4 modules · 56 drills · ~4.7 hrs
1

Punctuation & Numbers

42 lessons
Numbers: 1, 2, 3Free previewNumbers: 4, 5Free preview
Numbers: Left Review
Numbers: 6, 7, 8
Numbers: 9, 0
Numbers: Right Review
Numbers: Full Row Mix
Numbers: Real World
Numbers: Math Expressions
Period: Introduction
Period: In Sentences
Comma: Introduction
Comma: In Clauses
Period & Comma Together
Question Mark: Introduction
Question Mark: Complex Questions
Exclamation Point: Introduction
Questions & Exclamations Mixed
Colon: Introduction
Semicolon: Introduction
Colon & Semicolon Together
Apostrophe: Contractions
Apostrophe: Possession
Quotation Marks: Introduction
Quotation Marks: Dialogue
Parentheses: Introduction
Brackets: Introduction
Parentheses & Brackets Together
@ and # Symbols
$ and % Symbols
& and + and = Symbols
Special Characters Review
Curly Braces
Angle Brackets & Slash
Programming: Full Practice
Dates & Times
Emails & URLs
Phone & Address
Mixed Review I
Mixed Review II
Mixed Review III
Punctuation Mastery
2

Number Row Mastery

5 lessons
Number Row: Frequency Order
Number Row: Dates & Years
Number Row: Prices & Money
Number Row: Stats & Measures
Checkpoint: Number Row Mastery
3

Symbol Pairs

5 lessons
Symbol Pairs: Parentheses
Symbol Pairs: Quotes & Apostrophes
Symbol Pairs: Hyphens & Dashes
Symbol Pairs: Brackets & Colons
Checkpoint: Symbol Pairs
4

Mixed Finals

4 lessons
Final Mix I: Prose & Numbers
Final Mix II: Prose & Symbols
Final Mix III: Everything at Once
Checkpoint: Grand Final
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Included in All-Access

Colemak-DH Mastery is part of the All-Access Pass

Every course bought separately costs $555. The pass is $79 — it pays for itself after 5 courses at this price, and it saves $476 over the full catalog.

  • Every test-prep, code, and layout course
  • Every future course, automatically
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Why fluency matters on Colemak-DH

Learning where the keys are is the easy part. The dip most switchers feel comes afterward, when the D and H positions feel natural but speed stalls once capitals and numbers enter the mix.

Colemak-DH sessions on SureTyping track every keystroke with per-letter and per-word accuracy, so the drills target the exact keys that are still slow.

Colemak-DH moves D and H off the center column to remove the lateral stretch that standard Colemak asks of the index fingers. That advantage only pays off once the new positions are fully automatic in real text.

30-day money-back guarantee

Try the free preview lessons first. If you buy and the course still is not right for you, email us within 30 days for a full refund — no questions asked. Payments are handled by Polar; refunds go back to your original payment method.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Colemak-DH beginner course included?

The Colemak-DH beginner course is completely free for everyone and always will be. Colemak-DH Mastery unlocks the three courses that follow it: intermediate, advanced, and punctuation & numbers.

How long does it take to get back to my old speed on Colemak-DH?

It depends on your starting point and daily volume, and everyone's dip is different. What consistently shortens it is drilling real words, capitals, and punctuation on the new positions rather than repeating single-key exercises — which is exactly what these three courses do.

What is in the Colemak-DH advanced course?

Progressive speed drills, accuracy gauntlets with zero-mistake targets, real-world typing (emails, essays, code, legal language, academic citations), endurance sessions up to marathon length, weak-key recovery, and mastery checkpoints.

Can I try Colemak-DH Mastery before I buy?

Yes. The first 2 lessons of every paid course are free previews — sign in and start typing. If the drills feel right, one purchase unlocks the rest.

Does my progress save?

Yes. Lesson completions, speed and accuracy history, and your all-time best records are stored on your account, so you can pick up on any device where you left off.

Is Colemak-DH Mastery a one-time purchase?

Yes. You pay once and keep lifetime access. There is no recurring charge and nothing to cancel — the course stays in your library for as long as SureTyping exists.

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