Home row

The home row is the middle row on a standard computer keyboard. On a QWERTY keyboard, the home row consists of the letters ASDFGHJKL, and the characters ; (the semi-colon) and ' (the apostrophe).

Home Row Media

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  A touch typing class in a Swiss commercial school, c. 1910

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  Start position with fingers on the home row

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  Standard finger placement on a QWERTY keyboard

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  Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro, c. 1999

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  The Kinesis keyboard