3. Symbols & Special Characters
Practice email, URL, and formula-style text with symbols and punctuation. Some characters require Shift on a US QWERTY layout; use your own layout's character positions.
Focus: @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, =, +. Type the drill below at a pace where you can stay accurate. Reaching the lesson target shown below marks this lesson complete. The next-lesson link then appears; lessons can also be opened from the course list.
This is lesson 3 of 5 in the intermediate course. These lessons assume you're already comfortable with the full alphabet, numbers, and basic punctuation from the beginner track; if any of that still feels shaky, it's worth revisiting those lessons first, since intermediate drills build directly on that foundation without re-teaching it.
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Practice focus
Copy symbols without substituting a similar-looking character.
- Check the @ sign, ampersand, query marker, parentheses, and arrow before starting.
- Read each symbol in the formula and URL as text; the exercise does not calculate the formula or open the address.
Review your attempt
Check whether the pause occurs finding the symbol or returning to the next letter. Use the symbol lesson if it is the reach itself.
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Click the passage and copy the text, including spaces. Use Enter for line breaks and Backspace for corrections; Tab moves focus. The attempt ends when you reach the end. Finish the passage with at least 95% accuracy. Speed is recorded separately and cannot bypass accuracy.
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Read the lesson passage
Check unfamiliar keys before starting. You can also copy this passage into a plain-text editor for untimed practice; timed feedback below requires JavaScript.
Email me at user@example.com or visit https://example.com/page?id=42&ref=home. The formula is (a+b)*c/d = e^2. Use #hashtags & @mentions; it's 50% off! Cost: $19.99 -> $9.99.
Your earlier attempts and best speed are retained. Finish a new attempt to confirm the current accuracy target.
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