cursive script
Flowing joined letters
Cursive script is handwriting in which letters connect fluidly within words, allowing the pen to flow without lifting.
The style developed for speed and efficiency before keyboards made such concerns obsolete.
Now taught primarily in elementary schools, cursive has become less common as typing dominates: Can kids today even read cursive script?
- SpencerianOrnate American cursive system
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- ligaturesThreads for tying off
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- nibsPen tip parts
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