Lesson
Double quote and apostrophe
The apostrophe key is just to the right of the semicolon.
To strike [ ' ], move your right pinky. After the keystroke, the finger goes back over [ ; ].
On a US keyboard, type the double quote [ " ] with the left [Shift] and the same key.
On a UK keyboard, the double quote is [Shift] and [ 2 ]: hold the right [Shift] and strike [ 2 ] with your left ring finger.
What this lesson teaches
- Place in the course
- Advanced course › Special characters · exercise 88 of 109
- Characters practiced
- ;'Space"pEnterdontcrlubiwhasexmv+3
- Text length
- 335 characters
About this lesson
New keys in the course:
- ' - right pinky
- " - right pinky
Exercise text: 61 words, 335 characters, 25 distinct characters not counting spaces.
For people who touch type all the letters. Special characters come in handy for questions, quotes, addresses and code.
Before this lesson: Slash and asterisk on the keypad. After it: A bit of history - part 1.
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