The present invention relates to a mobile terminal providing one hand mode for distinguishing a view area from a control area on a touch screen and a method of controlling therefor.To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, according to one embodiment, a mobile terminal includes a touch screen, and a controller configured to enter one hand mode that divides the touch screen into a view area and a control area in response to a first control input inputted on the touch screen, the controller, if the mobile terminal enters the one hand mode in a state that a default keypad is outputted on the touch screen, configured to control a simple keypad to be outputted on the control area instead of the default keypad.