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z and / — the bottom corners

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

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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

A worked example

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.

Try it yourself

This is best practised in the real exercise, where you click, drag or tap yourself.

Practise this

Watch out

  • You lift your whole hand to reach the z.

    Curl only the pinky and keep your other fingers down.

Tips

  • The z is the least used letter in English, so every correct tap counts.
  • Go back to the home row after each corner.

Why it works

The z is below the a and the slash is below the semicolon. They are the outer keys of the bottom row. Now you know every letter on the keyboard.