⌨️ Lesson: Type the Apostrophe (')
The apostrophe (') is typed with '. Use your right pinky — no Shift needed. 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 Apostrophe (') Correctly
The apostrophe — also called single quote, single quotation mark — lives on the home row of a standard US keyboard. Tap the ' key with your right pinky — no Shift needed. It sits right of the semicolon. Tap it with your right pinky.
The apostrophe forms contractions (don't) and possessives, and wraps strings 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.
Press the ' key with your right pinky. No Shift is needed.
Your right pinky types the ' key. It does not need Shift.
The apostrophe forms contractions (don't) and possessives, and wraps strings in code.
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