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f j j f f j

Follow the key below. Take your time.

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fF

Press and release this key.

Left index finger

Press lightly, then return to the home row.

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Set up your keyboard

Match the guide to your device keyboard. Leave simulation unchecked when your system already types this language; enable it to practise these positions using English input.

Follow the highlighted character and finger. Correct mistakes with Backspace, then build a steady rhythm. Lesson progress resets when you change stage, layout or input mode, or leave this page.

Find your index fingers

Find the bumps at the F and J positions. Alternate your index fingers; use either thumb for Space.

These are key-position drills, not words. The large key label shows the output; the small label names its US keyboard position. Follow the highlighted finger. Slow down until each movement feels comfortable; speed comes with accurate repetition.

Add your middle fingers

Place your middle fingers beside your index fingers. Tap lightly and keep the other fingers resting on the home row.

Add your ring fingers

Use your ring fingers for these home-row positions. Keep your wrists relaxed.

Add your little fingers

Use your little fingers at the outer home-row positions. Avoid moving the whole hand.

Join the home row

Combine the home-row movements. Your index fingers reach inward for the G and H positions, then return home.

Reach the upper row

Reach up with the highlighted finger. Return it to the home row after each press.

Reach the lower row

Reach down with the highlighted finger. Keep your eyes on the next key and maintain a steady rhythm.

Practise the number row

Reach to the number row, then return home. Key outputs depend on your layout; follow the character shown.

Use the opposite Shift

Hold Shift with the opposite hand while pressing the highlighted key. Release Shift before each space.

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Keyboard setup & lesson notes

Build an English typing routine from home-row movements to sentence case, apostrophes, and punctuation with three untimed drills.

2 minute read + practice of optional reading · Updated October 22, 2026 · By TypeScore Lab

Choose the layout you actually use

English text does not require one universal keyboard. US and UK QWERTY place some punctuation differently; Dvorak and Colemak rearrange letters. Use your device's normal layout for the exercises below. In the typing test, choose a matching guide or System / other if yours is not listed.

For US QWERTY, rest the left fingers on A S D F and the right fingers on J K L semicolon. Find F and J by touch. Begin with light taps and return to those reference positions between unfamiliar movements.

Turn isolated letters into useful transitions

Repeat the home-row drill slowly, watching the text rather than your hands. The second drill adds the upper row and common transitions in the, read, and write. If read becomes raed, isolate read three times before trying the line again. Repeating the whole paragraph at full speed tends to hide the actual problem.

Treat capitals and punctuation as part of typing

In the sentence drill, use Shift for the opening I. On US QWERTY, hold the opposite hand's Shift for a capital when comfortable. Include the apostrophe in I'll, the comma, and the final period. A test that ignores these marks would teach a different task from everyday writing.

After all three drills feel comfortable, take one 30-second English test. Record the layout, mode, accuracy, and speed. Next time, keep those settings and work on one recurring transition instead of chasing your best single score.

References and further help

These references explain the keyboard or writing-system behavior used in this lesson. The exercises above are TypeScore Lab practice material.

Unicode CLDR: Windows keyboard reference data

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