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 _46^60_ _33^96_ _20^59_ _30^58_ _56^29_ _16^57_ _98^27_ _72^34_ _48^72_ _46^29_ _23^93_ _40^46_ _64^78_ _62^58_ _79^56_ _69^25_ _20^13_ _23^82_ _12^14_ _58^78_ _85^37_ _31^37_ _41^27_ _68^33_ _16^10_ _21^13_ _34^81_ _41^50_ _68^46_ _37^33_ _75^26_ _47^45_ _53^61_ _63^16_ _76^26_ _62^52_Load Test
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