🖐️ Lesson: Type the Semicolon
; is typed with your right pinky finger and is the rightmost key on the standard home row. These 4 exercises build your muscle memory from a single tap all the way up to a five-character run. Keep your eyes on the text above, not on your hands.
How to Type the Semicolon Correctly
The semicolon (;) key is part of the standard home row and is pressed with your right pinky finger. It is located immediately to the right of the L key. Keep your other right-hand fingers resting naturally on J, K, and L while your pinky reaches the semicolon key.
This lesson uses four short drills — a single tap, a double tap, a triple tap, and a building rhythm from one to five characters — so your right pinky learns the exact position and movement needed to press the semicolon accurately and consistently without looking at the keyboard.
Your right pinky finger. When your right hand is correctly positioned on the home row, your pinky should rest naturally near the semicolon key. Press the semicolon with a small, controlled movement while keeping your other fingers relaxed.
The semicolon is the rightmost home-row key on a standard keyboard. Practicing it helps your right pinky learn its home-row position and builds the foundation for accurate touch typing.