How to spot these fonts: check for letter combinations starting with b/ o/ v/ w, and especially combinations where the second letter is a tall letter ( b/ f/ h/ k). For teaching purposes, we can't use such fonts. The simplest solution is to omit some of the connections between letters: The free decorative font Parisienne omits some connections.Īlthough this is perfectly acceptable for a decorative font that is just trying to evoke the feeling of handwritten cursive, it's not something we want students to emulate. In this article I will look at less and more successful solutions that have been invented by font designers to solve the problem of cursive. In my previous article I discussed what makes creating a cursive font hard.
