How to Learn Touch Typing: 10-Finger Guide for Beginners
Learn which finger presses each key on a QWERTY keyboard and build muscle memory from the home row up.
Touch typing means pressing every key with its assigned finger without looking at the keyboard. It feels slower for the first few days, then quickly overtakes two-finger typing.
Finger placement map
- Left hand: pinky on A, ring on S, middle on D, index on F (reaching G, R, T, V, B).
- Right hand: index on J (reaching H, Y, U, N, M), middle on K, ring on L, pinky on ;.
- Thumbs: either thumb rests lightly above the Space bar.
Follow the row order
Start with the home row until F, J, D, K, S, L, A and ; feel automatic, then add the top row, bottom row, capitals and numbers. TypWiz includes a complete 22-lesson 10-finger touch typing course with live finger hints and zero daily limits.
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