Touch Typing Lesson 30: _ & ^ Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the _ [underscore] and ^ [caret/circumflex] keys. In mathematics, the caret represents an exponent, square, cube, or other power. If you already know the keyboard, try our our technical jargon drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '_' key is two rows above the 'P' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '^' key is two rows above the 'J' key (use your right index finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p_ ;-; ;_; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[_ ;-; ;_; ;;; ___ ;;; jjj jyj jy6 jy^ j6j j^j jjj j^j u^u y^y j^j ^yj ^uj ^^^ jjj _30^10_ _60^98_ _45^27_ _72^78_ _31^64_ _30^11_ _26^31_ _29^63_ _57^79_ _32^28_ _16^70_ _66^50_ _46^35_ _55^76_ _93^33_ _67^38_ _23^58_ _63^19_ _20^76_ _48^76_ _81^32_ _11^71_ _79^92_ _48^52_ _29^46_ _64^23_ _24^57_ _29^55_ _38^22_ _86^89_ _92^99_ _33^27_ _20^18_ _33^31_ _99^61_ _47^13_Load Test