Letter case
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| - | '''Block letters''' (known as '''printscript''', '''manuscript''', '''print writing''' or '''ball and stick''' in academics) are a [[sans-serif]] (or "gothic") style of writing [[Latin script]] in which the letters are individual [[glyph]]s, with no joining. In English-speaking countries, children are often first taught to write in block letters, and later may advance to [[cursive]] (joined) writing. Other countries (Poland, Italy, etc.) focus on cursive writing from the first grade. | + | In [[orthography]] and [[typography]], '''letter case''' (or just ''case'') is the distinction between the letters that are in larger '''upper case''' (also ''upper-case'' or ''uppercase'', i.e., ''capital letters'', ''capitals'', ''caps'', ''majuscule'', or ''large letters'') and smaller '''lower case''' (also ''lower-case'' or ''lowercase'', i.e., ''minuscule'' or ''small letters'') in certain languages. In the [[Latin script]], upper case letters are ''A'', ''B'', ''C'', etc., whereas lower case includes ''a'', ''b'', ''c'', etc. Here is a comparison of the upper and lower case versions of each letter used in the [[English alphabet]] (the exact representation will vary according to the [[font]] used). |
| - | + | ==See also== | |
| - | On official forms, one is often asked to "please print". This is because cursive handwriting is harder to read, and the glyphs are joined so they do not fit neatly into separate boxes. | + | * [[All caps]] |
| - | + | * [[CamelCase]] | |
| - | Block letters may also be used as a synonym of '''block capitals''', which means writing in [[all caps|all capital letters]], imitating the style of typeset capital letters. This is not a necessary implication, however: in at least one court case involving patents, trademarks and registration of designs, the term "block letters" was found to include both [[letter case|upper and lower case]]. | + | * [[Capitalization]] |
| - | + | * [[Drop cap]] (large initial in a text) | |
| - | In [[typography]], the term "block letters" is applied to crude fonts formed by cutting a material such as [[wood]] or [[metal]] without the sophistication usually associated with professional [[type design]] in [[typography]]. | + | * [[Roman cursive]] |
| + | * [[Roman square capitals]] | ||
| + | * [[Letter case#Usage|Sentence case]] | ||
| + | * [[Shift key]] | ||
| + | * [[Small caps]] | ||
| + | * [[StudlyCaps]] | ||
| + | * [[Text figures]]: upper/lowercase numerals | ||
| + | * [[Unicase]] | ||
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In orthography and typography, letter case (or just case) is the distinction between the letters that are in larger upper case (also upper-case or uppercase, i.e., capital letters, capitals, caps, majuscule, or large letters) and smaller lower case (also lower-case or lowercase, i.e., minuscule or small letters) in certain languages. In the Latin script, upper case letters are A, B, C, etc., whereas lower case includes a, b, c, etc. Here is a comparison of the upper and lower case versions of each letter used in the English alphabet (the exact representation will vary according to the font used).
See also
- All caps
- CamelCase
- Capitalization
- Drop cap (large initial in a text)
- Roman cursive
- Roman square capitals
- Sentence case
- Shift key
- Small caps
- StudlyCaps
- Text figures: upper/lowercase numerals
- Unicase
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