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 _27^57_ _89^75_ _76^72_ _20^25_ _20^49_ _25^17_ _16^94_ _85^43_ _21^27_ _60^75_ _70^45_ _74^28_ _93^30_ _93^72_ _59^27_ _93^53_ _96^54_ _38^31_ _42^72_ _65^19_ _58^72_ _93^50_ _53^54_ _29^57_ _91^94_ _18^49_ _75^94_ _25^52_ _87^48_ _39^43_ _38^15_ _16^36_ _56^65_ _89^32_ _98^22_ _65^12_Load Test
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