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 _95^22_ _21^30_ _60^24_ _84^25_ _35^86_ _19^85_ _82^37_ _47^85_ _53^54_ _18^81_ _68^87_ _34^69_ _64^90_ _87^11_ _76^88_ _21^87_ _14^41_ _85^38_ _20^95_ _53^81_ _25^51_ _47^98_ _70^79_ _34^21_ _42^38_ _91^28_ _86^67_ _49^94_ _88^16_ _26^39_ _67^10_ _25^53_ _26^31_ _55^70_ _67^15_ _40^12_Load Test