asdf jkl; — the home row

The eight resting keys plus the two index-finger reaches (g, h).

Eight fingers, eight resting keys — a s d f for the left hand, j k l ; for the right. Only the index fingers leave home in this lesson: f stretches right to g, j stretches left to h, and both snap straight back.

0 wpm 100% acc target 30/95%

1 single keys 2 index reaches 3 bigrams 4 words 5 passage

single keys one key at a time

feel for the small bumps on f and j — rest your index fingers there
eyes on the screen, never down at the keys
go for clean, correct hits; speed comes after accuracy

TYPE ~/learn/touch-typing-home-row · single keys · rung 1/5 type to advance the ladder finger map · on miss esc exit

Best on a keyboard

“asdf jkl; — the home row” is a hands-on typing drill — it needs a physical keyboard. Open it on a laptop or desktop to play. You can still browse and read everything here on your phone.

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