W, the American cursive letter w
W, the American cursive letter w
W is the 23rd letter of the English alphabet. It is drawn here in American school cursive, with the copperplate form beside it.
PrintedW w
Formscopperplatecopperplate capital
Printed 1866
capital · p. 67
small · p. 45
capital · p. 67small · p. 45Sounds likew (/w/)
PrintedW w
Formscopperplatecopperplate capital
Printed 1866capital · p. 67small · p. 45
capital · p. 67small · p. 45Sounds likew (/w/)
In words
write
write ·
copperplate
copperplate capital
History
W, named “double-u”, is the 23rd of the 26 letters of the English alphabet. American letters, ledgers and census sheets of 1850 to 1950 were written in one of three taught hands: the older copperplate, Spencer's method and Palmer's.
The large pair is school cursive, cut from Playwrite US Trad. Beside it is the same letter in copperplate, cut from Pinyon Script.