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 _19^96_ _25^32_ _76^43_ _29^16_ _60^72_ _66^13_ _31^73_ _64^26_ _57^41_ _32^11_ _96^90_ _86^37_ _15^90_ _80^27_ _51^29_ _58^45_ _80^16_ _18^94_ _46^81_ _22^69_ _20^44_ _94^52_ _97^37_ _44^18_ _16^50_ _22^49_ _79^21_ _10^78_ _87^89_ _45^31_ _66^83_ _60^50_ _78^68_ _91^41_ _49^60_ _82^15_Load Test