home row

noun

The keys in the center row of a typewriter or computer keyboard on which the index fingers to little fingers of a typist's hands rest when not typing. On a standard qwerty keyboard, the home row is made up of the keys ASDF for the typist's left hand, and JKL; for the right hand.

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Meanings

nounhome row (plural home rows)

plural home rows

  1. The keys in the center row of a typewriter or computer keyboard on which the index fingers to little fingers of a typist's hands rest when not typing. On a standard qwerty keyboard, the home row is made up of the keys ASDF for the typist's left hand, and JKL; for the right hand.

    Synonyms: home keys

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe keys in the center row of a typewriter or computer keyboard on which the index fingers to little fingers of a typist's hands rest when not typing. On a standard qwerty keyboard, the home row is made up of the keys ASDF for the typist's left hand, and JKL; for the right hand.

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APA

home row. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20row

MLA

“home row.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20row. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home row,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20row.

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