Lowercase “g” Has Two Completely Different Shapes — Here’s Why

10/07/2026

Look closely and you’ll notice something odd: lowercase “g” doesn’t have one standard shape the way most letters do. Depending...

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Why Lowercase “f” Is One of the Hardest Letters to Kern in Any Font

09/07/2026

Open any font’s kerning table and there’s a good chance “f” has more override pairs than almost any other letter....

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Why “e” Is the Most Common Letter in English — and the Hardest to Get Wrong

07/07/2026

“e” is the most common letter in the English language, which means it’s also the letter under the most pressure....

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“d” Isn’t Just a Flipped “b”: The Real Design Story Behind This Letter

06/07/2026

If lowercase “b” is a stem with a bowl on the bottom, “d” is its mirror image — a bowl...

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The Anatomy of Lowercase “c”: A Font Glyph History & Design Guide

05/07/2026

“c” looks like the easiest letter in the alphabet to draw — it’s just a broken circle, right? In practice,...

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The Anatomy of Lowercase “b”: A Font Glyph History & Design Guide

03/07/2026

If “a” is the letter that terrifies type designers, “b” is the one that quietly does most of the heavy...

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