home keys

Typing starting position

Home keys are the keys where fingers rest in standard touch typing—A, S, D, F for the left hand and J, K, L, and semicolon for the right, with thumbs on the space bar.

The small raised bumps on F and J help typists locate the home row without looking.

Return your fingers to the home keys after each reach.

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Opposites
keyboard row position

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Programmable keyboard row

number pad · arrow keys · escape key · modifier keys

typing technique

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Visual, one-key-at-a-time typing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G