Keys Associations with Fingers
Are You Curious to Know, Which Keys are Associated with Each Finger?
Want to Know Keys Associations With Fingers?
There are about 101 keys on a standard keyboard. Each finger from both hands is responsible for typing one or more letters or symbols. In addition to this, numbers from 0 to 9 are also assigned to a different finger.
The following tables solve the mystery of fingers and keys association in a concise way.
Table for Right hand
| Finger | Alphabet | Alphanumeric / Symbol | Ctrl key |
| Lady | Y, U, H, Ⓙ, N, M | 6,7, ^, & | – |
| Middle | I, Ⓚ , , | 8, * | – |
| Ring | O, Ⓛ, . | 9, ( | – |
| Little | P, ( ; ),/ | 0, -, =, ), _, +, [, ’, ], \, {, }, |, :, ”, ? | Shift, Ctrl, Enter, Backspace, Delete |
| Thumb | Space bar, Alt, Windows, Fn key |
Table for Left hand
| Finger | Alphabet | Alphanumeric /Symbol | Ctrl key |
| Lady | R, T, Ⓕ, G,V,B | 4,5,$,% | – |
| Middle | E, Ⓓ,C | 3,# | – |
| Ring | W,Ⓢ, X | 2,@ | – |
| Little | Q,Ⓐ ,Z | 1,`,!,~ | Shift, Ctrl, Tab, Caps lock |
| Thumb | – | – | Space bar, Alt, Windows, Fn key |
This article is taken from the book Learn Touch Typing in 12 Simple Lessons. This book includes right and left-hand charts with fingers displaying letters and numbers assigned to them.
Conclusion
In today’s article, we have solved the mystery of fingers and keys association with the help of tables. There are about 101 keys on a standard keyboard. Each finger from both hands is associated with one or more keys. Moreover, numbers from 0 to 9 are also assigned to different fingers. For more typing tips and tricks grab a copy of our bestselling book.