Keys

Enter Key (Return)

The key that moves the cursor to a new line or submits an answer.

Detailed Explanation

The Enter key (sometimes called Return) is located on the right side of the home/top row and is pressed with the right pinky finger.

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"When you finish writing a paragraph, tap Enter with your right pinky to start a new paragraph below!"

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Enter is used thousands of times a day in coding, messaging, and search bars.

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🏛️Verified Sources

Evidence-based guidelines, educational standards, and official research cited in this guide:

Evolution of the carriage return and line feed mechanism from mechanical typewriters to modern computing.

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The standard measurement of how many words a person can type in sixty seconds.

The total number of individual letters, symbols, and spaces typed in one minute.

The percentage of correctly typed keystrokes compared to the total number of keystrokes pressed.