Printable keyboard finger chart

Last reviewed October 23, 2026

Here's a plain chart of which finger presses every key on a standard US keyboard. It prints cleanly on one or two pages. Tape it beside the computer for the first few weeks, then take it down once your child stops checking it. There's no sign-up and nothing to download.

Start here: the home row

	Pinky	Ring	Middle	Index
Left hand	A	S	D	F (bump)
Right hand	;	L	K	J (bump)

Both thumbs rest on the Space bar. Every other key is a reach from these eight.

The full chart, finger by finger

Finger	Number row	Top row	Home row	Bottom row
Left pinky	` 1	Q	A	Z
Left ring	2	W	S	X
Left middle	3	E	D	C
Left index	4 5	R T	F G	V B
Right index	6 7	Y U	J H	N M
Right middle	8	I	K	,
Right ring	9	O	L	.
Right pinky	0 - =	P [ ] \	; '	/

The index fingers each cover two columns, which is why they reach toward the middle for G, T, B, 5 on the left and H, Y, N, 6 on the right.

Edge keys

These are usually pressed by the pinkies:

Key	Finger
Tab, Caps Lock, left Shift	Left pinky
Backspace, Enter, right Shift	Right pinky
Space	Either thumb

Shift and symbols

To type a capital or the top symbol on a key, hold the Shift on the opposite hand from the key. For a left-hand letter like A, hold right Shift. For a right-hand letter like J, hold left Shift. The finger that normally presses the key still presses it.

Symbol	Keys	Finger on the key
!	Shift + 1	Left pinky
?	Shift + /	Right pinky
:	Shift + ;	Right pinky
"	Shift + '	Right pinky

Row-by-row cheat lines

Print these under the chart for quick practice:

HOME:    asdf jkl;  fgf jhj  ask dad  half a glass
TOP:     aqa sws ded frf ftf  juj jyj kik lol ;p;
BOTTOM:  aza sxs dcd fvf fbf  jmj jnj k,k l.l ;/;
NUMBERS: a1a s2s d3d f4f f5f  j6j j7j k8k l9l ;0;

Each group starts and ends on a home key, so the finger practices going out and coming back.

Three rules to print at the top

Find the bumps on F and J.
Reach. Tap. Return home.
Eyes on the screen.

Tips for using a chart well

Use it for a while, not forever. The goal is to need it less each week.
Point, don't press. Ask your child to point to the right finger before typing a tricky key.
Color it in. Try coloring each finger's keys a different color. It makes the columns pop.
Pair it with the row pages: home row, top row, bottom row, number row, and the separate number pad chart.

In Home Row Mojo

The same finger map runs through all of Home Row Mojo. The lessons show which finger reaches each key on an on-screen keyboard, and the finger drills give each finger its own color, so kids can see at a glance which finger a key belongs to. You can try it free as a guest, and the full version is $29 once for the whole family.