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Level 10 of 15

Symbol SkyShift, punctuation and symbols

To type a capital letter or a symbol, hold the Shift key with the pinky of the hand *opposite* the one pressing the key — left Shift for right-hand letters and right Shift for left-hand letters. This keeps both hands anchored on the home row.

New keys in this level

Tap a key to see which finger presses it.

Press . with your right ring finger.

  • left pinky
  • left ring finger
  • left tall finger
  • left pointer
  • thumb
  • right pointer
  • right tall finger
  • right ring finger
  • right pinky

Lessons in this level

  1. Opposite Shift🎹 Key drillTarget 16 wpm · 88% accuracy
  2. Everyday punctuation🎹 Key drillTarget 18 wpm · 90% accuracy
  3. Symbols at work💬 SentencesTarget 20 wpm · 91% accuracy
  4. Symbol champion🏆 ChallengeTarget 22 wpm · 93% accuracy

About this level

Capital letters and symbols both need the Shift key, and there is one golden rule: always use the Shift on the opposite side from the letter. Learn that here and your hands stay balanced forever.

What you practise here

  • Opposite Shift — Left letter? Right Shift. Right letter? Left Shift. Never the same hand. Target: 16 words per minute at 88% accuracy.
  • Everyday punctuation — These four appear in almost every sentence you will ever type. Target: 18 words per minute at 90% accuracy.
  • Symbols at work — Emails, prices and passwords all live here. Target: 20 words per minute at 91% accuracy.
  • Symbol champion — The full keyboard is now under your fingers. Target: 22 words per minute at 93% accuracy.

How this level is scored

Every lesson awards up to three stars. One star is for finishing, two for finishing accurately, and three for accuracy at the level's pace — speed on its own never earns a star. Lessons in this level also wait for the correct key: a wrong press does not move the cursor on, so a child cannot practise the wrong finger movement. Words per minute is recorded but never shown to the child — it appears only on the parent and progress pages.

Which finger types each new key

  • Press . with your right ring finger.
  • Press , with your right tall finger.
  • Press ' with your right pinky.
  • Hold left Shift with your left pinky, then press " with your right pinky.
  • Hold right Shift with your right pinky, then press ! with your left pinky.
  • Hold left Shift with your left pinky, then press ? with your right pinky.
  • Press - with your right pinky.
  • Hold right Shift with your right pinky, then press @ with your left ring finger.
  • Hold right Shift with your right pinky, then press # with your left tall finger.
  • Hold right Shift with your right pinky, then press $ with your left pointer.
  • Hold right Shift with your right pinky, then press % with your left pointer.
  • Hold left Shift with your left pinky, then press & with your right pointer.