🖐️ Lesson 1: Type the Letter A

Q: Which finger types the letter A?

The letter A is typed with your left pinky finger. It sits directly under your pinky on the home row, so your finger should rest on it between every keystroke.

Q: Why does typing practice start with the letter A?

A is one of the four home row anchor keys (A S D F) that your fingers return to after every keystroke. Mastering it first builds the muscle memory that all future touch typing depends on.

A is typed with your left pinky finger and lives right under it on the home row — the anchor spot your finger returns to after every keystroke. These 4 exercises build that muscle memory from a single tap all the way up to a five-letter run. Keep your eyes on the text above, not on your hands.

How to Type the Letter A Correctly

The letter A is one of the four home row anchor keys (A S D F) that touch typists rest their left hand on between every keystroke. It's pressed with your left pinky finger, without moving your other fingers off S, D, and F. Getting this single key right is the foundation the rest of touch typing is built on.

This lesson uses four short drills — a single tap, a double tap, a triple tap, and a building rhythm from one to five letters — so your pinky learns the exact distance and pressure needed to hit A cleanly, every time, without looking down at the keyboard.

Which finger types the letter A?

Your left pinky. It should already be resting on A when your hand is in home row position, so pressing it is a small downward tap, not a reach.

Why does typing practice start with the letter A?

A, S, D, and F form the home row your left hand always returns to. Starting here builds the base muscle memory every other key and lesson depends on.