In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight letters, then slant line and curved letters. Each letter is shown in a square, so that the proportion of its width to height may be easily learned. In this style many of the letters just about fill the square. The arrows and figures give the order and direction of strokes, which must be learned for each letter, Vertical strokes are all made downward and horizontal strokes from left to right.

Single Stroke Inclined Capitals

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight…

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters. These letters are made with bodies two-thirds the height of the capitals, the ascenders (b, d, f, etc.) extending up to the cap line and the descenders (g, p, q, etc.) dropping the same distance below.

Single Stroke Inclined Lower Case Letters

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters.…

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight letters, then slant line and curved letters. Each letter is shown in a square, so that the proportion of its width to height may be easily learned. In this style many of the letters just about fill the square. The arrows and figures give the order and direction of strokes, which must be learned for each letter, Vertical strokes are all made downward and horizontal strokes from left to right.

Single Stroke Vertical Capitals

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight…

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters. These letters are made with bodies two-thirds the height of the capitals, the ascenders (b, d, f, etc.) extending up to the cap line and the descenders (g, p, q, etc.) dropping the same distance below.

Single Stroke Vertical Lower Case Letters

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters.…