Uppercase “T” Is Basically an Ancient Cross That Got a Really Long Career

01/10/2026

Most letters have gone through some kind of visual overhaul on their way from Phoenician pictogram to modern typeface. “T”...

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Uppercase “S” Has No Straight Lines At All — Which Is Exactly Why It’s So Hard

30/09/2026

We already covered how genuinely difficult lowercase “s” is to draw well earlier in this series. Capital “S” inherits every...

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Uppercase “R” Is Just “P” That Refused to Sit Still

29/09/2026

Set capital “R” next to capital “P” and the family resemblance jumps out immediately: same stem, same upper bowl, same...

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Uppercase “Q” Is the One Letter Where Designers Get to Show Off

28/09/2026

Every other capital in this series has rules: match this stem, echo that curve, stay consistent with the family. “Q”...

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Uppercase “P” Has an Argument Going On at the Bottom of Its Bowl

25/09/2026

There’s a small design disagreement built into capital “P” that most people have never consciously noticed but see constantly: does...

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Uppercase “O” Is the Letter Every Other Letter in the Font Gets Measured Against

17/09/2026

Type designers have a habit of drawing capital “O” before almost anything else, and it isn’t because it’s easy. It’s...

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