What is the difference between the three hands?

Modern is bouncy, with letters dipping below the line. Formal is a pointed-pen script with oval loops. Casual is a brush script with rounded lowercase and thick downstrokes.

What is a monoline script?

The same hands drawn with one even line weight, with no thick and thin strokes.

Which cases are shown?

The modern sheet has capitals and lowercase, the formal sheet has capitals, and the casual sheet has lowercase.

What do the guides show?

The guided sheet shows baseline, x-height and slant lines, so the joins sit on the right lines.

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Script alphabets: modern bouncy, formal pointed-pen, casual brush

Script alphabets — a chart of a modern bouncy script, capitals "A" to "Z" and lowercase "a" to "z", letters dipping below and above the baseline, solid black joined letterforms with smooth contrast between thick and thin strokes

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Script alphabets are joined letters for wedding signs, cards and lettering projects. The nine sheets chart three hands: a modern bouncy script with letters dipping below the line, a formal pointed-pen script with oval loops and swelling shades, and a casual brush script of rounded lowercase with thick downstrokes. Each hand is shown in solid black, in one even monoline, or with baseline and slant guides. Ask for numbers, a name or swashes.

a wedding sign
a card or an invitation
a lettering project for a class
a reference for a sign painter

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between the three hands?: Modern is bouncy, with letters dipping below the line. Formal is a pointed-pen script with oval loops. Casual is a brush script with rounded lowercase and thick downstrokes.
What is a monoline script?: The same hands drawn with one even line weight, with no thick and thin strokes.
Which cases are shown?: The modern sheet has capitals and lowercase, the formal sheet has capitals, and the casual sheet has lowercase.
What do the guides show?: The guided sheet shows baseline, x-height and slant lines, so the joins sit on the right lines.

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