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The letter ы is also used in Cyrillic-based alphabets of several Turkic and Mongolic languages (see the list) for a darker vowel . The corresponding letter in Latin-based scripts are ı , I with bowl (Ь ь), and y (in Turkmen). [4] In Tuvan, the Cyrillic letter can be written as a double vowel. [5] [6]
Unlike the Paleo-Hebrew writing script, the modern Hebrew script has five letters that have special final forms, called sofit (Hebrew: סופית, meaning in this context "final" or "ending") form, used only at the end of a word, somewhat as in the Greek or in the Arabic and Mandaic alphabets.
Cursive is a style of penmanship in which the symbols of the language are written in a conjoined, or flowing, manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster.. This writing style is distinct from "print-script" using block letters, in which the letters of a word are unconnect
The letter ѧ was adapted to represent the iotated /ja/ я in the middle or end of a word; the modern letter я is an adaptation of its cursive form of the seventeenth century, enshrined by the typographical reform of 1708. Until 1708, the iotated /ja/ was written ꙗ at the beginning of a word.
The lowercase letter a: This letter is often handwritten as the single-storey "ɑ" (a circle and a vertical line adjacent to the right of the circle) instead of the double-storey "a" found in many fonts. (See: A#Typographic variants) The lowercase letter g: In Polish, this letter is often rendered with a straight descender without a hook or ...
New Roman cursive script, also known as minuscule cursive, was in use from the 3rd century to the 7th century, and uses letter forms that are more recognizable to modern eyes; a , b , d , and e had taken a more familiar shape, and the other letters were proportionate to each other.
The letter compared with E/e, in fonts Arial, Times New Roman, Cambria, and Gentium Plus. Ǝ ǝ (turned E or reversed E) is an additional letter of the Latin alphabet used in African languages using the Pan-Nigerian alphabet. The minuscule is based on a rotated e and the capital form majuscule Ǝ, based on a reversed (mirrored) majuscule E.
Capital wynn appears twice in this 10th century inscription in Breamore: her sƿutelað seo gecƿydrædnes ðe (Here is manifested the Word to thee). Wynn or wyn [ 1 ] ( Ƿ ƿ ; also spelled wen , win , ƿynn , ƿyn , ƿen , and ƿin ) is a letter of the Old English alphabet , where it is used to represent the sound /w/ .