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examples of block letters. |
Manuscript
Block letters (known as printscript, manuscript, print
writing or ball and stick in academics) are a sans-serif
(or "gothic") style of writing Latin script in which the
letters are individual glyphs, with no joining. In
English-speaking countries, children are often first
taught to write in block letters, and later may be
taught cursive (joined) writing. |
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On official forms, one is often asked to "please print".
This is because cursive handwriting is harder to read,
and the glyphs are joined so they do not fit neatly into
separate boxes. |
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Block letters may also be used as a synonym of block
capitals, which means writing in all capital letters or
in large and small capital letters, imitating the style
of typeset capital letters. This is not a necessary
implication, however: in at least one court case
involving patents, trademarks and registration of
designs, the term "block letters" was found to include
both upper and lower case. |
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