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 _68^56_ _58^47_ _44^65_ _32^57_ _34^71_ _54^69_ _57^85_ _17^39_ _15^96_ _45^30_ _65^21_ _90^64_ _88^50_ _38^17_ _14^38_ _84^87_ _43^80_ _29^64_ _88^46_ _34^55_ _37^63_ _83^78_ _93^60_ _94^43_ _69^38_ _35^65_ _58^14_ _34^81_ _58^23_ _31^58_ _67^19_ _58^41_ _27^97_ _49^50_ _81^50_ _25^52_Load Test