On my keyboard the letters f and jj each have a raised line does anyone know why?

Answer 1

I think its for blind people to help them centre their hands on the keyboard

Answer 2

I tend towards the touch typing expanations as the hands rest in the perfect position for this when the forefingers are resting on the the F and J.
This would help blind people though as does the digit 5 on most numeric keypads. Look at your keyboard number pad and your telephone and some calculators. The five is dead centre of the traditional number arrangement - ignoring zero which stands alone. Actually, this has helped me dial in the dark as there's only one adjacent number to five in any direction.

Answer 3

It is a universal thing. The raised lines help people who type for a living find the proper location of where the left pointer finger and right pointer finger properly sit. If you learned to type the proper way then it is helpful to have your fingers in the right place to type without looking.

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

It's to help you find the "home position" on the keyboard. This is where your hands should rest so that you can type the fastest and the most accurately.

The fingers of your left hand should rest upon a s d f.
The fingers of your right hand should rest upon j k l ;

With your fingers in these positions, you can reach the other keys easily, and type quickly.

Answer 5

The F and J keys are called the home keys. The index finger of your left and right hand should be directly over these letters.
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Answer 6

So that if you touch type you know where to position your index fingers. The "resting" position is with the index fingers on the F and J and then the subsequent fingers on the keys before or after (left on the ones before f and right on the ones after j)

Answer 7

They are to help putting the fingers in the right position when writing without looking at the keyboard....

Answer 8

for peple that can actually type the proper way without looking at the keyboard, its an indicator of where to place your pointer fingers on the keyboard and accordingly place your other fingers on the other letters.

Answer 9

Yes it's used for typing. It's an indication that's where your left and right pointer fingers go. It is used so you don't have to look down to make sure that you're fingers are on the right buttons.

Answer 10

They are there to help you find where your pointer fingers should rest when you type without looking at the keyboard.

Answer 11

It's to properly place your index fingers on the keyboards.