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Free printable keyboard finger chart for kids

Each color shows which finger presses which key. Print it, tape it next to the screen, and kids can glance up for help instead of looking down at their hands.

Prints on one page in landscape. Color printing works best.

Which finger presses which key?

Rest your fingers on the outlined home row. Feel the bumps on F and J!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L ; ' Z X C V B N M , . / shift shift space (thumbs)
  • Pinkies
  • Ring fingers
  • Middle fingers
  • Pointer fingers
  • Thumbs

Practice free at tappykeys.com

How to use the chart

  1. Start at home. Pointer fingers find the bumps on F and J, and the other fingers rest on the outlined keys: A S D F and J K L ;.
  2. Match the colors. Each finger only presses keys of its own color. Pink keys belong to the pinkies, orange to the ring fingers, yellow to the middle fingers, and teal to the pointer fingers.
  3. Reach and return. To press a key above or below, reach with the matching finger, then bring it straight back to the home row.
  4. Look up, not down. Keep the chart at eye level, next to the screen, so kids check the chart instead of their hands.
Tip: the pointer fingers have the most keys to cover: each one also reaches toward the middle of the keyboard (left pointer for G, T, B, 5; right pointer for H, Y, N, 6 and 7).

For teachers

You're welcome to print this chart for your classroom or computer lab, free. It pairs well with Tappy Keys, which uses the same colors on its on-screen keyboard, so students see the same finger colors while they practice.