z and / — the bottom corners

You learn the z and the forward slash: your pinkies curl one row down to the corners.

How to find the key

  1. Curl your left pinky from the a down to the z.
  2. Curl your right pinky from the semicolon down to the forward slash.
  3. Then come back to the home row.
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  • key you are practising
  • bump on the f and j
  • home row

zzz ///

  1. Rest your fingers on the home row.
  2. Curl your left pinky down from the a to the z.
  3. Tap it three times and go back.
  4. Press the space bar.
  5. Curl your right pinky down from the semicolon to the forward slash.
More examples

z/ /z z/

  1. Tap the z with your left pinky.
  2. Tap the slash with your right pinky.
  3. Return to the home row each time.

zip zoo

  1. Type zip: the z with your left pinky, then the i and the p.
  2. Press the space bar.
  3. Type zoo.