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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Lowercase “j” Is the Youngest Letter in the Alphabet — Here’s the Full Story

14/07/2026

Every other letter in the Latin alphabet can trace its shape back thousands of years to Phoenician or Greek origins....

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The Dot Above Lowercase “i” Has a Name — and a Surprisingly Late History

13/07/2026

Lowercase “i” is the smallest letter in the alphabet by visual footprint, but it carries one detail most people never...

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The Letter “h” Was Almost Silent Forever — How Type Design Kept It Alive

11/07/2026

“h” has an odd reputation: in plenty of languages and even in some English words, it barely makes a sound...

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