Typographical error

A typographical error or typo is a word that has been spelt wrong by accident. There are a few ways to make a typo:

1. Hitting the wrong key while typing. Example: "Tom amd Jane are friends."
2. Pressing the keys in the wrong order. Example: "Tom nad Jane are friends."
3. Forgetting to press a key. Example "Tom nd Jane are friends."
4. Holding a key too long, causing a letting to be typed twice. Example "Tom andd Jane are friends."

Typographical Error Media

• Titivillus.jpg

  Titivillus is a demon said to introduce errors into the work of scribes. This is a 14th century illustration of Titivillus at a scribe's desk.

• Spelling Correction Example.jpg

  Correction fluid was often used to correct typographical errors as (or after) the document was typed. The fluid was painted over the error and, when dry, the correct spelling was written on the new surface. Exceptionally, printing errors were painted out and a handwritten correction applied.

• Judas Bible2.jpg

  The Judas Bible in St. Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon, UK