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 _56^70_ _78^95_ _56^41_ _29^53_ _17^19_ _17^91_ _33^93_ _81^27_ _15^26_ _77^81_ _65^71_ _21^75_ _94^27_ _45^14_ _98^15_ _96^31_ _23^81_ _54^13_ _72^89_ _35^51_ _85^31_ _15^59_ _14^94_ _87^28_ _15^62_ _27^34_ _68^54_ _98^24_ _59^44_ _22^34_ _32^14_ _37^43_ _64^95_ _83^99_ _50^69_ _68^82_Load Test