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.

qwerty keyboard with letters D and I highlighted

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 _68^92_ _19^56_ _80^53_ _28^54_ _37^23_ _72^63_ _41^51_ _15^41_ _94^50_ _14^59_ _99^58_ _33^77_ _28^11_ _14^17_ _15^58_ _31^76_ _33^53_ _99^56_ _92^42_ _65^79_ _98^88_ _18^59_ _78^82_ _77^71_ _88^22_ _38^36_ _17^67_ _95^84_ _56^75_ _44^60_ _67^44_ _94^35_ _70^46_ _77^67_ _28^19_ _92^82_

Touch Typing Lesson 30: _ & ^ Keys

Instructions:

Sample Data Entry Test Prompt

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