• @Ejh3k@lemmy.world
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    161 year ago

    Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had trouble with 8s. To the point that the bottom part comes back together on the right side so it looks like a 9.

    When I was little and learning how to write numbers, my grandma said my 8s looked. “sickly”.

    Somethings never change.

  • Xusontha
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    161 year ago

    Then I try to erase the whole word and rewrite it, but you can still see the D after I erase it so it looks even worse

  • Rentlar
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    81 year ago

    Who writes TODAY in All capitals on paper?

    What happens more often is my sloppy 6 and 0 look too similar.

    • megane-kun
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      1 year ago

      I’ve picked up a habit to (sometimes) write in all caps. On the flipside, I’ve picked up some strategies to differentiate letters and numbers from each other:

      • 1 would have the top serif if it needs to be differentiated from lowercase l.
      • 2 would start like a question mark, and then continuing on with a horizontal line, something like: ʔ︭
      • 5 would be written in two separate strokes, the top one from left to right, and the second from top-left straight down, then a semi-circle going clockwise
      • 6 would be written in one smooth stroke from top-right going counter-clockwise down, then up halfway, then intersecting itself at the bottom rather than bottom-left. (Kinda like φ)
      • 7 would have the middle bar (differentiating it from a 1)
      • 9 would have two strokes, first is a loop starting from top-right counter-clockwise almost meeting itself; second stroke goes from where the first one ends straight down-left-ish
      • 0 would have a light stroke going from top-right to bottom-left
      • D would be two strokes, kinda like this: |>
      • I would have the top and bottom serifs
      • J would have its top serif and its tail emphasized and angular, kinda like this: ˧˩̅ (I really hope the unicode characters show up properly)
      • S would have its upper part smaller, and its lower part larger and more emphasized, so that it’d look more like a coiled snake.
      • U would look like my lowercase u (with the right vertical downward stroke).
      • V would be written in two strokes: top-left to bottom, and top-right to bottom.
      • X is also written in two strokes: top-left to bottom-right, and top-right to bottom-left
      • Z would optionally have the middle bar (Ƶ), but it usually doesn’t need it to differentiate from 2
      • Rentlar
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        21 year ago

        I do the bars for 7, Z and the Ø for 0 when I’m worried about confusion. D I make sure the bar is straight or concave, in two strokes.

        Also my 1s and lowercase Ls are both single stroke so to differentiate I make it look more like a mirrored J.

  • afox
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    71 year ago

    This extends to every day life… minor mishap? Nah fam… let’s introduce life ruining quest paths… what the F is wrong with me?

  • @Samsy@lemmy.ml
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    71 year ago

    Wait till you are old (or rich, or qualified) enough for don’t give a fuck about weird looking letters.

    • I’m likely past the mid point of my life and still waiting for the day when I wake to find myself imbued with this sort of audacious level of confidence.