⌨️ Lesson: Type the Ampersand (&)
The ampersand (&) is typed with Shift + 7. Hold left Shift with your left pinky and tap the key with your right index finger. These 4 exercises take it from a single tap to real-world uses, with a live keyboard showing the exact fingers.
How to Type the Ampersand (&) Correctly
The ampersand — also called and sign, and symbol — lives on the number row of a standard US keyboard. Hold the left Shift key with your left pinky, tap 7 with your right index finger, then release both. It shares the 7 key. Hold the left Shift, then tap 7 with your right index finger.
The ampersand stands for "and" in company names, Q&A and URLs, and is a logical operator in code (&&). Practising it now means you can type it without looking down when you meet it in emails, code, passwords or documents.
Note: keys can move on non-US layouts (UK, German, French and others), so if the symbol does not appear, check that your keyboard language is set to US English.
Hold left Shift with your left pinky and press the 7 key with your right index finger.
Your right index finger types the 7 key. The left pinky holds the left Shift key, so both hands share the work.
The ampersand stands for "and" in company names, Q&A and URLs, and is a logical operator in code (&&).
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