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 _43^62_ _11^62_ _65^83_ _91^11_ _98^70_ _78^40_ _33^63_ _26^78_ _51^99_ _45^92_ _81^51_ _92^65_ _16^92_ _94^29_ _87^30_ _36^63_ _58^62_ _90^83_ _73^65_ _33^63_ _35^60_ _36^25_ _16^84_ _79^71_ _62^89_ _54^21_ _45^93_ _63^74_ _53^25_ _83^35_ _29^95_ _64^12_ _62^17_ _65^46_ _73^31_ _99^14_Load Test