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Touch typing finger chart

Print this chart and keep it next to the keyboard. Each colour shows which finger presses the key. There is one page for UK keyboards and one for US keyboards.

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UK keyboard

Little fingers
Ring fingers
Middle fingers
Pointer fingers
Thumbs (space bar)

Home row: left fingers on A S D F, right fingers on J K L ;. Feel the bumps on F and J. Thumbs rest on the space bar.

Finger	Keys
Left little finger	` ¬ `1 !` `Tab` `Q` `Caps` `A` `Shift` `\ \|` `Z`
Left ring finger	`2 "` `W` `S` `X`
Left middle finger	`3 £` `E` `D` `C`
Left pointer finger	`4 $` `5 %` `R` `T` `F` `G` `V` `B`
Right pointer finger	`6 ^` `7 &` `Y` `U` `H` `J` `N` `M`
Right middle finger	`8 *` `I` `K` `, <`
Right ring finger	`9 (` `O` `L` `. >`
Right little finger	`0 )` `- _` `= +` `Backspace` `P` `[ {` `] }` `Enter` `; :` `' @` `# ~` `/ ?` `Shift`
Thumb	`space`

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US keyboard

Little fingers
Ring fingers
Middle fingers
Pointer fingers
Thumbs (space bar)

Home row: left fingers on A S D F, right fingers on J K L ;. Feel the bumps on F and J. Thumbs rest on the space bar.

Finger	Keys
Left little finger	` ~ `1 !` `Tab` `Q` `Caps` `A` `Shift` `Z`
Left ring finger	`2 @` `W` `S` `X`
Left middle finger	`3 #` `E` `D` `C`
Left pointer finger	`4 $` `5 %` `R` `T` `F` `G` `V` `B`
Right pointer finger	`6 ^` `7 &` `Y` `U` `H` `J` `N` `M`
Right middle finger	`8 *` `I` `K` `, <`
Right ring finger	`9 (` `O` `L` `. >`
Right little finger	`0 )` `- _` `= +` `Backspace` `P` `[ {` `] }` `\ \|` `; :` `' "` `Enter` `/ ?` `Shift`
Thumb	`space`

Sit tall, feet flat, wrists floating, screen at eye level. Take a short break every 10 to 15 minutes. Free from english.litlings.com/typing/