⌨️ Lesson: Type the Plus Sign (+)
The plus sign (+) is typed with Shift + =. Hold left Shift with your left pinky and tap the key with your right pinky. 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 Plus Sign (+) Correctly
The plus sign — also called addition sign, plus symbol — lives on the number row of a standard US keyboard. Hold the left Shift key with your left pinky, tap = with your right pinky, then release both. It shares the equals key. Hold the left Shift, then tap with your right pinky.
The plus sign adds numbers, joins strings in code and appears in phone country codes. 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 = key with your right pinky.
Your right pinky types the = key. The left pinky holds the left Shift key, so both hands share the work.
The plus sign adds numbers, joins strings in code and appears in phone country codes.
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