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 _25^76_ _83^66_ _61^91_ _34^35_ _91^57_ _39^91_ _61^56_ _31^54_ _85^36_ _55^70_ _96^56_ _78^29_ _18^93_ _59^91_ _20^85_ _63^42_ _16^14_ _34^88_ _13^39_ _13^58_ _45^12_ _97^38_ _21^31_ _17^78_ _27^74_ _86^80_ _63^28_ _34^55_ _83^34_ _63^54_ _36^16_ _30^61_ _32^73_ _53^60_ _32^26_ _19^94_Load Test
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