Lesson

Keys j k l and semicolon - home row, right hand

Let's start with a reminder of the correct hand position on the keyboard:

Left hand:

pinky on [ A ]
ring finger on [ S ]
middle finger on [ D ]
index finger on [ F ].

Right hand:

pinky on [ ; ]
ring finger on [ L ]
middle finger on [ K ]
index finger on [ J ].

Keep your fingers curved and your hands relaxed.

If you haven't been doing it so far: start every lesson with your hands in this position. You can press the space bar with either thumb.

What this lesson teaches

Place in the course: Basic course › Home row · exercise 3 of 109
Characters practiced: jSpacekEnterl;dfsa
Text length: 594 characters

About this lesson

New keys in the course:

j - right index finger
k - right middle finger
l - right ring finger
; - right pinky

Exercise text: 133 words, 594 characters, 8 distinct characters not counting spaces.

For complete beginners. The home row is where your fingers rest - touch typing starts there, and the other rows come later.

Before this lesson: Practice a s d f. After it: Practice j k l ;.

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