Lowercase “p” Is Part of a Four-Letter Family That Still Confuses Kids Learning to Write

21/07/2026

“p” belongs to one of the most notorious groups of letters in early literacy education: the “b,” “d,” “p,” “q”...

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Why a Perfect Circle Makes a Terrible Lowercase “o”

20/07/2026

It sounds counterintuitive, but drawing lowercase “o” as a mathematically perfect circle is one of the most common mistakes beginner...

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Lowercase “n” Is the Most Important Letter You’ve Never Thought About

18/07/2026

If “e” is the most common letter in English text, “n” is arguably the most important letter in a type...

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Lowercase “m” Is Just Two “n”s Stitched Together — Sort Of

17/07/2026

Lowercase “m” is the widest letter in most typefaces, and that width isn’t an accident of proportion — it’s baked...

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Lowercase “l” Looks Simple — Until It Sits Next to an Uppercase “I”

16/07/2026

Few letters generate as much quiet confusion as lowercase “l.” In many typefaces, it’s visually almost identical to uppercase “I”...

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Why the Romans Barely Used “k” — and What That Means for Type Design

15/07/2026

“k” has a strange status in the Latin alphabet: it’s ancient, but the Romans almost never used it. For centuries...

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