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 _66^14_ _86^66_ _41^56_ _86^85_ _45^43_ _96^11_ _62^11_ _87^77_ _54^13_ _17^99_ _85^52_ _42^16_ _12^10_ _72^67_ _64^51_ _78^17_ _21^40_ _94^59_ _70^59_ _71^35_ _50^79_ _58^59_ _87^53_ _56^74_ _29^39_ _34^21_ _54^41_ _52^24_ _97^73_ _28^42_ _10^20_ _17^67_ _63^13_ _57^38_ _57^70_ _38^97_Load Test