World Typing Day

About World Typing Day

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Dates of World Typing Day
2026 InternationalJan 8 International Thu, Jan 8Observances Holiday 2025 InternationalJan 8 International Wed, Jan 8Observances Holiday 2024 InternationalJan 8 International Mon, Jan 8Observances Holiday 2023 InternationalJan 8 International Sun, Jan 8Observances Holiday 2022 InternationalJan 8 International Sat, Jan 8Observances Holiday
Summary
Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Typing Day.

Typing Day takes place on January 8th. It was first celebrated in 2011 in commemoration of the Malaysian Speed Typing Contest 2011, which broke two records in the Malaysian Book of Records (MBR) i.e. the Fastest Typist and the Largest Participation for a Typing Event. 

The day aims to encourage people to express themselves via written communication.  It is co-organized by the STC (Speed Typing Contest) Team from JCI (Junior Chamber International) Mines and Team TAC (Typo Auto Corrector).

There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

Typing Day is held on January 8th every year as one week after New Year is a good time to think through and write down plans for the year.

Fun Fact

The world record for typing the English alphabet from A to Z is 1.36 seconds.

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