Pangrams for Faster Typing

Typing Test Pangrams

 A pangram is a phrase or sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet. 

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is probably the best known pangram.  It is commonly used as an example in typing lessons to get one used to touch typing. But there are other pangrams one could also practice typing out. Using a variety of pangrams may efficiently help increase muscle memory with varied letter combinations and patterns. Therefore typing pangrams is an effective way to improve touch typing speed.

Here are a few pangrams to use for typing practice:

Five jumping wizards hex bolty quick.
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
The jay, pig, fox, zebra and my wolves quack!
A wizard’s job is to vex chumps quickly in fog.  
Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes. 
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While making deep excavations we found quaint bronze jewelry.
A quart jar of oil mixed with zinc oxide makes a very bright paint.
The job requires extra pluck and zeal from every young wage earner.
The jukebox music puzzled a gentle visitor from a quaint valley town.
The public was amazed to view the quickness and dexterity of the juggler.

Pangram Typing Tips

Make sure you are in a comfortable position.

First learn them one at a time getting comfortable typing each one out over and over on its own then start adding and alternating the ones you have mastered in combination.

Practice typing for accuracy first then start typing with a view to accelerating speed.

Learn to tap the keys lightly and string common letter combinations together. 

Practice typing drills with these pangrams for a week or two and see your touch typing speed improve!