About this lesson: Numbers: 4, 5
Numbers and punctuation are the least-practiced characters in everyday typing, which is why even fast typists stall on them. Drilling the number row and symbol reaches removes the biggest hidden bottleneck in practical typing speed.
Keys introduced in this lesson
Finger placement below describes the standard QWERTY layout — the drill itself adapts to whichever keyboard layout you practice with.
- 4
left index finger, number row. Reach up past R.
- 5
left index finger, number row. A long stretch up and right.
How to get the most from this drill
- The number row is a long reach — anchor your other fingers on home so you can return blind.
- Learn which finger owns each number; guessing is what makes the number row feel hard.
- Punctuation rhythm matters: a comma should cost you no more time than a letter.