Typing finger chart: which finger presses every key
Each colour is one finger. Rest your fingers on the home row, A S D F and J K L ;, and press every key with the finger of its colour.
~`
!1
@2
#3
$4
%5
^6
&7
*8
(9
)0
_-
+=
Delete
Keys by finger
| Finger | Keys |
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| Left pinky | ` 1 Q A Z Tab Caps Shift |
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| Left ring finger | 2 W S X |
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| Left middle finger | 3 E D C |
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| Left index finger | 4 5 R T F G V B |
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| Either thumb | Space Alt Alt |
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| Right index finger | 6 7 Y U H J N M |
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| Right middle finger | 8 I K , |
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| Right ring finger | 9 O L . |
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| Right pinky | 0 - = P [ ] \ ; ' / Delete Enter Shift |
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The rules behind the chart
- Each finger owns a column. It presses the keys above and below its home key, and comes back after every key.
- The index fingers own two columns each: F, G, R, T, V, B, 4 and 5 on the left; J, H, U, Y, M, N, 6 and 7 on the right.
- The pinkies own the edges, including Tab, Caps Lock, Shift, Enter and Delete.
- Shift is pressed by the other hand's pinky, so the hand typing the letter never leaves its keys.
- Space is either thumb.
Every key
| Key | With Shift | Finger | Hand |
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| ` | ~ | Left pinky | Left |
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| 1 | ! | Left pinky | Left |
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| 2 | @ | Left ring finger | Left |
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| 3 | # | Left middle finger | Left |
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| 4 | $ | Left index finger | Left |
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| 5 | % | Left index finger | Left |
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| 6 | ^ | Right index finger | Right |
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| 7 | & | Right index finger | Right |
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| 8 | * | Right middle finger | Right |
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| 9 | ( | Right ring finger | Right |
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| 0 | ) | Right pinky | Right |
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| - | _ | Right pinky | Right |
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| = | + | Right pinky | Right |
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| Q | | Left pinky | Left |
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| W | | Left ring finger | Left |
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| E | | Left middle finger | Left |
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| R | | Left index finger | Left |
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| T | | Left index finger | Left |
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| Y | | Right index finger | Right |
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| U | | Right index finger | Right |
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| I | | Right middle finger | Right |
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| O | | Right ring finger | Right |
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| P | | Right pinky | Right |
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| [ | { | Right pinky | Right |
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| ] | } | Right pinky | Right |
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| \ | | | Right pinky | Right |
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| A | | Left pinky | Left |
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| S | | Left ring finger | Left |
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| D | | Left middle finger | Left |
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| F | | Left index finger | Left |
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| G | | Left index finger | Left |
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| H | | Right index finger | Right |
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| J | | Right index finger | Right |
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| K | | Right middle finger | Right |
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| L | | Right ring finger | Right |
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| ; | : | Right pinky | Right |
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| ' | " | Right pinky | Right |
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| Z | | Left pinky | Left |
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| X | | Left ring finger | Left |
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| C | | Left middle finger | Left |
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| V | | Left index finger | Left |
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| B | | Left index finger | Left |
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| N | | Right index finger | Right |
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| M | | Right index finger | Right |
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| , | < | Right middle finger | Right |
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| . | > | Right ring finger | Right |
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| / | ? | Right pinky | Right |
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| Space | | Either thumb | Either |
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