Touch Typing Lessons
Lesson 6: Numbers
Letters and punctuation are behind you. Now: digits. The number row sits above the letters, and this lesson will make reaching it automatic.
The number row is above the letter keys on the keyboard. Just like we learned letters by grouping them by finger for the top row and bottom row, we'll learn numbers the same way. Each finger is responsible for specific numbers: your left index finger types 4 and 5, while your right index finger types 6 and 7.
Each exercise includes the home row keys alongside the numbers, so you can practice the movement from home position to the number row and back.
How this lesson works: Each section has two exercises. Technique Training builds muscle memory through focused patterns. Practice applies what you've learned to real writing. Complete them in order for best results.
Index Finger Numbers
6.1 4 and 7
The first two number keys we will learn are typed with your index fingers: 4 7
Type 4 with your left index finger and 7 with your right index finger.
Middle Finger Numbers
6.2 3 and 8
Now we'll learn the middle finger numbers: 3 8
Type 3 with your left middle finger and 8 with your right middle finger.
Ring Finger Numbers
6.3 2 and 9
Great progress! Now let's learn the ring finger numbers: 2 9
Type 2 with your left ring finger and 9 with your right ring finger.
Pinky Finger Numbers
6.4 1 and 0
Your pinkies have been doing the least work. That ends now. The 1 0 keys are way up there, and your pinkies are the only ones who can reach them.
Type 1 with your left pinky finger. This is the same key you used for ! in the previous lesson, but without holding shift. Type 0 with your right pinky finger.
The pinky reach to the number row is the longest stretch in typing. Take it slow. Accuracy matters more than speed here.
Center Numbers
6.5 5 and 6
Plot twist: your index fingers have homework. They already learned 4 and 7, but 5 6 are hiding in the middle. Same fingers, extra stretch.
Type 5 with your left index finger and 6 with your right index finger.
Unlike 4 and 7, which sit directly above their home keys, 5 and 6 are shifted toward the center of the keyboard. Reach up and slightly inward: your left index finger moves up and a little to the right for 5, and your right index finger moves up and a little to the left for 6.
Summing Up
6.6 All Numbers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
You did it! You can now touch type any number. Let's put it all together and test your skills: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Numbers mastered. Locker combinations, phone numbers, prices, dates. They're all yours now. But look at your keyboard: every number key has a symbol hiding behind the shift key. $, %, &, *. That's the final lesson.