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 _40^61_ _57^62_ _52^16_ _43^60_ _63^55_ _70^34_ _26^61_ _43^37_ _89^36_ _93^61_ _34^17_ _11^88_ _83^70_ _83^43_ _54^46_ _56^27_ _73^31_ _47^13_ _30^63_ _98^91_ _85^42_ _45^13_ _93^77_ _18^97_ _97^15_ _65^54_ _62^92_ _91^80_ _33^11_ _11^20_ _93^94_ _44^73_ _47^79_ _55^81_ _28^24_ _92^44_Load Test