Typing certificate for kids: how your child earns the typing diploma
A typing certificate your child can be proud of is earned, not printed. In Typcoon: Nightcode, your child earns the typing diploma at the end of the game: after the final test, with at least 95% accuracy at 100 keys per minute, and after the final boss, VEX. Here is what your child needs to be able to do, how the diploma reaches you and where to find the price.
Free to start, with no account. The typing diploma is part of the full version for parents; what it costs is on the page For parents. Does your child play through school? Then everything is included.
What is the typing diploma?
The typing diploma is the certificate of Typcoon: Nightcode, the typing game for kids aged 8 to 14. Your child only gets it when the whole game is done: after the final test and after beating VEX, the final boss. That is one fixed rule, and it counts the same everywhere: in the game, on your parent page, in the school account and in the email.
The diploma shows your child's name, the date and the real results of the final test: how accurately and how fast your child typed. Next to them are three of the Holos your child collected in the game. The results and the date are fixed; only the name can be changed.
How your child earns the typing diploma
- Six districts, one by one. Your child types the city of Neo-Delta back on. Every district teaches new keys: first the home row, then the top row and the rest of the alphabet, and then capitals, punctuation and numbers.
- A test in every district. The first five districts each end with a short test, a certificate and a boss. Those tests ask for at least 92% accuracy, the test with capitals, punctuation and numbers 93%.
- The final test. A short story of a few sentences (about 220 to 250 characters), with capitals, punctuation and numbers. The results of this test go on the diploma.
- Beat VEX. Then comes VEX, the final boss. When your child beats VEX, the typing diploma is theirs.
The requirements of the final test
| What | What the game asks |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | at least 95% of keystrokes correct |
| Speed | at least 100 keys per minute |
| The text | a short story of a few sentences, about 220 to 250 characters, with capitals, punctuation and numbers |
| When | only once your child already types 100 keys per minute and the last five missions averaged at least 95% accuracy |
Failing costs nothing. If the test doesn't work out, your child simply keeps practicing, and the game offers it again once things are going well. That way your child only takes the test once they are ready for it.
How does it compare with other typing certificates?
There is no official typing certificate for children: every course or program makes its own and sets its own bar. Some only reward speed, others hardly look at mistakes, so two certificates can mean very different things. When you compare, check what a certificate actually measures: which keys, how accurately, and how fast.
The typing diploma asks for both at once: 100 keys per minute and 95% accuracy. That is a deliberate choice. A child who touch types accurately gets faster on their own; a child who types fast with lots of mistakes practices the mistakes. Want to know how fast your child types today? Try the typing speed test together. More about speed: How fast should a kid type?
Is your child ready?
Your child doesn't need to know anything to start. The game begins with the home row and adds letters one at a time, only once the previous ones are solid; tricky letters come back more often. What helps at home:
- Short and often. About 10 minutes a day works better than one long afternoon. After 10 minutes of play and 3 missions your child reaches the daily goal; playing on is allowed, never required.
- Accuracy before speed. Watch the percentage, not the speed. Speed grows once the fingers know the way.
- A real keyboard. On a laptop or computer. You don't learn touch typing on a phone.
How long it takes differs per child. In our simulation of the game, a child who plays a little every day earns the typing diploma after about ten weeks; a child who already types well can do it in a few weeks. It is not a race. Which finger belongs on which key is on the keyboard finger chart.
Why can't you make it yourself?
A diploma only means something when it is earned. The typing diploma shows that your child really touch types with ten fingers: the whole alphabet, capitals, punctuation and numbers. The results on it come from the final test and the date is fixed; only the name can be changed.
It is the game's own diploma, not an official exam. But it is honestly earned, and your child can be proud of it. What your child gets out of touch typing is on For parents.
How you get the diploma
- By email. Once your child has the diploma, they type their name and press Done. If you have a parent account with a confirmed email address, you get a copy by email right away, as a picture in the email, with a link to change the name. Forwarding it to grandparents is fine. If you turned all emails off, no email is sent.
- No parent account yet? Then the game asks your child to fetch you. You enter your email address under For parents in the game and tap the button in the confirmation email. The welcome email then says that your child already has the typing diploma, and its button opens the diploma on your parent page.
- On your parent page. The typing diploma appears with your child. You can change the name, download the diploma and print it if you like.
- At school. No email is sent. The teacher sees the diploma in the school account and prints it for every child who really earned it.
Free to start, and then?
You start for free: the Harbour, the whole first district with the home row and the first boss, and then three more missions, with no account and no time limit. The typing diploma is part of the full version, which a parent buys; what it costs is on the page For parents.
Does your child play through school? Then the school arranges the codes, everything is included and there is nothing for you to buy. How that works is on For schools.
Frequently asked questions
Can I print a typing certificate here?
Not one you fill in yourself: a diploma only means something when it is earned. Your child earns the real typing diploma in the game, with their name and real results on it. You can then download it on your parent page (and print it if you like); at school, the teacher prints it.
What does my child need to do for the typing diploma?
Touch type with ten fingers: the whole alphabet, capitals, punctuation and numbers. The final test is a short text your child types with at least 95% accuracy at 100 keys per minute or more. After that comes VEX, the final boss.
How do I get the typing diploma by email?
With a parent account and a confirmed email address, a copy is sent to you as soon as your child presses Done, as a picture in the email. No parent account yet? Enter your email address under For parents in the game; after you confirm it, the button in the welcome email opens the diploma on your parent page.
How long does it take to earn the typing diploma?
It differs per child. In our simulation of the game, a child who plays a little every day earns it after about ten weeks; a child who already types well can do it in a few weeks. About 10 minutes a day is enough.
Is the typing diploma in the free version?
No. You start for free with the Harbour, with no account. The typing diploma is part of the full version for parents; what it costs is on the page For parents. If your child plays through school, everything is included.
Is the typing diploma an official certificate?
No, it is the game's own diploma, not an official exam. But it is honestly earned: the game only gives it after the final test and beating VEX. Its value is a clear goal and a proud moment.
Learn to type while you switch a city back on
In Typcoon: Nightcode, every command your child types switches a piece of a blacked-out city back on. Typing neatly earns the most, so your child learns to touch type without even noticing. Free to try, no account needed.
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