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| This graph ranks {{w|cursive}} Latin script letters. The type of cursive used is closest to {{w|D%27Nealian|D'Nealian}} though a few of the letters appear to be in the {{w|Zaner-Bloser_(teaching_script)|Zaner-Bloser}} style of cursive (specifically the P, Q, and p). The graph uses two criteria: legibility and coolness. | | This graph ranks {{w|cursive}} Latin script letters. The type of cursive used is closest to {{w|D%27Nealian|D'Nealian}} though a few of the letters appear to be in the {{w|Zaner-Bloser_(teaching_script)|Zaner-Bloser}} style of cursive (specifically the P, Q, and p). The graph uses two criteria: legibility and coolness. |
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| To benefit those with lacking Unicode support, the title text reads: "''I think capital L is probably the most fun to write, though lowercase q is also a strong contender.''" | | To benefit those with lacking Unicode support, the title text reads: "''I think capital L is probably the most fun to write, though lowercase q is also a strong contender.''" |
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โ | <!-- Extended notes for the benefit of future editors who wish to tweak/correct anything and might need to know the assumptions being made here.
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โ | ... All the following percentages (roughly equal to those stated in prior edits) are taken directly from pixel positions on the _2x image.
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โ | ... The upper/lower and left/right extremes of each character were identified, and the respective midpoints used.
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โ | ... Considered establishing the 'guidelines' of a given font, e.g. 'baseline', normal full riser height,
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โ | ... mid-height (typical top of small characters and descender-depth (bottom of characters that go beneath)
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โ | ... but that would take more judgement and still give the problem of where to site 'mid-height'.
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โ | ... Also considered "mid-height" for capitals/'full-riser lowercase' but "top edge" for squat(+descender) lowercase,
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โ | ... though did not add the decision-forking necessary to
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โ | ... Widthwise, characters with long leading and trailing 'cursivity' have several potential horizontal midpoints
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โ | ... Also considered taking the 'centre of gravity' of the pixels in the strokes, but even more effort needed there.
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โ | ... Those positions are then related to axes values (looks like 80px per 10% was used, plus or minus drawning-errors).
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โ | ... Percentages rounded to 2%. Identical values at that 'resolution' are provably aligned vert/horiz,
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โ | ... finer makes no sense, coarser clumps more things together than it need be.
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โ | ... All original positional info is included, 'hidden', in case anyone wants to verify it or do 'better' (e.g. upper/lower bias)
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โ | ... (( Basic forumale in this case: Coolness==(xc-225)/8; Readability==100-((yc-74)/8); With added scaling and rounding as necessary. ))
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โ | ... Therefore full confidence in every position from this edit, but do of course feel free to tweak.
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โ | ... *NOT* completely confident that every letter is correctly identified (e.g. "T" looked like a serifed "I", to me!)
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โ | ... but it should be easy enough to redo the Letter column (and reorder its natural position?) if I've erred in that.
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โ | ... Table made fully sortable (not so useful on Notes, of course).
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โ | ... Ok, I leave the rest to any future editors.
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โ | ... ~~signed~~ an IP editor who just had a bit more time on their hands than may have been good for them. -->
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โ | ! Letter !! Readability<br/>%age !! Coolness<br/>%age !! Notes
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โ | | data-sort-value="A1" | upper-A || 72% <!-- y=271..329 yc=300 yh=58 --> || 12% <!-- x=296.. 342 xc=319 xw=46 --> || In this style, more closely resembles the lowercase than in many fonts.
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โ | | data-sort-value="A2" | lower-a || 78% <!-- y=238..266 yc=252 yh=28 --> || 30% <!-- x=450.. 480 xc=465 xw=30 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="B1" | upper-B || 96% <!-- y= 72..130 yc=101 yh=58 --> || 22% <!-- x=369.. 429 xc=399 xw=60 --> || This is one of only 3 'completely' readable cursive letters.
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โ | | data-sort-value="B2" | lower-b || 72% <!-- y=265..324 yc=294.5 yh=59 --> || 38% <!-- x=497.. 545 xc=521 xw=48 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="C1" | upper-C || 98% <!-- y= 70..125 yc= 97.5 yh=55 --> || 14% <!-- x=315.. 354 xc=334.5 xw=39 --> || This is one of only 3 'completely' readable cursive letters.
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โ | | data-sort-value="C2" | lower-c || 88% <!-- y=150..181 yc=165.5 yh=31 --> || 24% <!-- x=399.. 436 xc=417.5 xw=37 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="D1" | upper-D || 78% <!-- y=227..280 yc=253.5 yh=53 --> || 10% <!-- x=268.. 327 xc=297.5 xw=59 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="D2" | lower-d || 96% <!-- y= 73..138 yc=105.5 yh=65 --> || 42% <!-- x=536.. 579 xc=557.5 xw=43 --> || Most readable lowercase cursive letter.
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โ | | data-sort-value="E1" | upper-E || 46% <!-- y=479..537 yc=508 yh=58 --> || 24% <!-- x=389.. 433 xc=411 xw=44 --> || Some readers could confuse this with a 'loose' version of '&', being naturally so close to the traditional "Et"-ligature.
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โ | | data-sort-value="E2" | lower-e || 32% <!-- y=607..640 yc=623.5 yh=33 --> || 54% <!-- x=644.. 681 xc=662.5 xw=37 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="F1" | upper-F || 18% <!-- y=694..752 yc=723 yh=58 --> || 46% <!-- x=564.. 628 xc=596 xw=64 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="F2" | lower-f || 38% <!-- y=525..611 yc=568 yh=86 --> || 80% <!-- x=849.. 889 xc=869 xw=40 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="G1" | upper-G || 38% <!-- y=525..614 yc=569.5 yh=89 --> || 90% <!-- x=920.. 978 xc=949 xw=58 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="G2" | lower-g || 52% <!-- y=428..485 yc=456.5 yh=57 --> || 66% <!-- x=729.. 775 xc=752 xw=46 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="H1" | upper-H || 76% <!-- y=241..306 yc=273.5 yh=65 --> || 22% <!-- x=370.. 430 xc=400 xw=60 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="H2" | lower-h || 66% <!-- y=310..368 yc=339 yh=58 --> || 58% <!-- x=669.. 712 xc=690.5 xw=43 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="I1" | upper-I || 44% <!-- y=492..551 yc=521.5 yh=59 --> || 52% <!-- x=615.. 671 xc=643 xw=56 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="I2" | lower-I || 78% <!-- y=230..266 yc=248 yh=36 --> || 64% <!-- x=713.. 751 xc=732 xw=38 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="J1" | upper-J || 16% <!-- y=718..782 yc=750 yh=64 --> || 66% <!-- x=723.. 796 xc=759.5 xw=73 --> || Most unreadable uppercase, compared to its lowercase.
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โ | | data-sort-value="J2" | lower-j || 70% <!-- y=285..350 yc=317.5 yh=65 --> || 82% <!-- x=854.. 905 xc=879.5 xw=51 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="K1" | upper-K || 94% <!-- y= 89..149 yc=119 yh=60 --> || 34% <!-- x=472.. 528 xc=500 xw=56 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="K2" | lower-k || 54% <!-- y=406..464 yc=435 yh=58 --> || 50% <!-- x=597.. 648 xc=622.5 xw=51 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="L1" | upper-L || 92% <!-- y=115..175 yc=145 yh=60 --> || 96% <!-- x=965..1030 xc=997.5 xw=65 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="L2" | lower-l || 42% <!-- y=508..565 yc=536.5 yh=57 --> || 60% <!-- x=680.. 732 xc=706 xw=52 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="M1" | upper-M || 88% <!-- y=143..201 yc=172 yh=58 --> || 8% <!-- x=261.. 332 xc=296.5 xw=71 --> || Least cool uppercase cursive letter.
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โ | | data-sort-value="M2" | lower-m || 52% <!-- y=446..474 yc=460 yh=28 --> || 12% <!-- x=282.. 363 xc=322.5 xw=81 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="N1" | upper-N || 88% <!-- y=138..195 yc=166.5 yh=57 --> || 18% <!-- x=345.. 388 xc=366.5 xw=43 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="N2" | lower-n || 26% <!-- y=650..677 yc=663.5 yh=27 --> || 8% <!-- x=260.. 313 xc=286.5 xw=53 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="O1" | upper-O || 86% <!-- y=165..222 yc=193.5 yh=57 --> || 34% <!-- x=479.. 530 xc=504.5 xw=51 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="O2" | lower-o || 78% <!-- y=226..262 yc=244 yh=36 --> || 54% <!-- x=629.. 678 xc=653.5 xw=49 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="P1" | upper-P || 96% <!-- y= 87..141 yc=114 yh=54 --> || 28% <!-- x=427.. 472 xc=449.5 xw=45 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="P2" | lower-p || 66% <!-- y=327..375 yc=351 yh=48 --> || 22% <!-- x=375.. 420 xc=397.5 xw=45 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="Q1" | upper-Q || 62% <!-- y=357..411 yc=384 yh=54 --> || 90% <!-- x=919.. 971 xc=945 xw=52 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="Q2" | lower-q || 42% <!-- y=503..558 yc=530.5 yh=55 --> || 68% <!-- x=756.. 796 xc=776 xw=40 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="R1" | upper-R || 98% <!-- y= 70..124 yc= 97 yh=54 --> || 64% <!-- x=708.. 755 xc=731.5 xw=47 --> || Most cool 'completely' readable cursive letter.
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โ | | data-sort-value="R2" | lower-r || 10% <!-- y=781..815 yc=798 yh=34 --> || 26% <!-- x=411.. 451 xc=431 xw=40 --> || Most uncool lowercase, compared to its uppercase<br/>Most unreadable lowercase, compared to its uppercase.
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โ | | data-sort-value="S1" | upper-S || 12% <!-- y=757..815 yc=786 yh=58 --> || 52% <!-- x=620.. 664 xc=642 xw=44 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="S2" | lower-s || 10% <!-- y=783..818 yc=800.5 yh=35 --> || 60% <!-- x=681.. 723 xc=702 xw=42 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="T1" | upper-T || 36% <!-- y=563..620 yc=591.5 yh=57 --> || 46% <!-- x=571.. 629 xc=600 xw=58 --> || Might be confused with a serifed 'I'. <!-- I thought it was, originally! -->
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โ | | data-sort-value="T2" | lower-t || 86% <!-- y=168..209 yc=188.5 yh=41 --> || 58% <!-- x=676.. 715 xc=695.5 xw=39 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="U1" | upper-U || 32% <!-- y=591..642 yc=616.5 yh=51 --> || 20% <!-- x=372.. 410 xc=391 xw=38 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="U2" | lower-u || 52% <!-- y=445..478 yc=461.5 yh=33 --> || 28% <!-- x=429.. 479 xc=454 xw=50 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="V1" | upper-V || 32% <!-- y=588..638 yc=613 yh=50 --> || 28% <!-- x=422.. 476 xc=449 xw=54 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="V2" | lower-v || 20% <!-- y=706..736 yc=721 yh=30 --> || 14% <!-- x=303.. 371 xc=337 xw=68 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="W1" | upper-W || 80% <!-- y=212..267 yc=239.5 yh=55 --> || 16% <!-- x=329.. 376 xc=352.5 xw=47 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="W2" | lower-w || 62% <!-- y=371..401 yc=386 yh=30 --> || 38% <!-- x=485.. 559 xc=522 xw=74 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="X1" | upper-X || 96% <!-- y= 81..136 yc=108.5 yh=55 --> || 52% <!-- x=624.. 666 xc=645 xw=42 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="X2" | lower-x || 86% <!-- y=179..207 yc=193 yh=28 --> || 52% <!-- x=605.. 670 xc=637.5 xw=65 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="Y1" | upper-Y || 78% <!-- y=222..289 yc=255.5 yh=67 --> || 44% <!-- x=559.. 607 xc=583 xw=48 --> || Most uncool uppercase, compared to its lowercase.<br/>In this style, more closely resembles the lowercase than in many fonts.
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โ | | data-sort-value="Y2" | lower-y || 88% <!-- y=152..198 yc=175 yh=46 --> || 84% <!-- x=857.. 921 xc=889 xw=64 --> ||
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โ | | data-sort-value="Z1" | upper-Z || 10% <!-- y=765..839 yc=802 yh=74 --> || 94% <!-- x=947..1007 xc=977 xw=60 --> || Very unlike a 'print Z', but also very cool.
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