Two reasons why you should use Skritter:

You can learn a new character every 192 seconds.

You can remember 95% of what you learn.

Learn Characters Faster

With Skritter, you're always writing characters or kanji from scratch. This forces you to learn faster, which is why the average Skritter user learns a new character every 192 seconds!

Remember More of What you Learn

After three semesters, students only remember 39 % of the characters they've learned. Skritter uses a spaced repetition algorithmand Skritter users remember 90.2% on average.

Learn Stroke Order Organically

Skritter teaches you stroke order as you go. This means that you learn the rules as you need them and always in context. If you are having trouble, Skritter will animate the stroke order for you.

You Don't Need Special Hardware

You can use Skritter with a mouse or any peripheral you want. You will get the best experience from a writing tablet, but you do not need one. Try it out first and see what you like!

Read Chinese or Japanese Sooner

There are so many characters in Chinese and Japanese, even reaching basic literacy is hard. It's almost impossible if you only remember 39% of what you learn. Skritter will get you there faster.

We Already Have Your Textbook

Don't waste your time creating another stack of flashcards from your textbook: use one of the textbooks we already have on the site. We currently support 99 textbooks.
The tutorial takes about 5 minutes.