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 _15^64_ _67^34_ _39^68_ _58^79_ _51^82_ _40^35_ _89^48_ _97^32_ _71^92_ _35^66_ _44^55_ _84^67_ _27^30_ _22^68_ _33^13_ _28^46_ _19^72_ _46^31_ _80^85_ _60^84_ _69^37_ _49^18_ _33^67_ _53^17_ _19^75_ _31^57_ _16^20_ _54^82_ _65^54_ _32^10_ _33^38_ _16^52_ _57^44_ _40^47_ _72^95_ _75^22_Load Test
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