You've Seen This Letter Everywhere, But Can You Write It?

It's a lowercase letter 'g' with what's called a looptail. And it's mind-boggling.

By Lauren Sigfusson
Apr 4, 2018 9:09 PMApr 7, 2020 3:58 PM
(Credit: Johns Hopkins University)
Which one is correct? (Credit: Johns Hopkins University)

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Most of us learn the ABCs in our youth. We see and say the letters so many times they eventually become etched in our minds.

But researchers from Johns Hopkins University discovered that many people don’t know what the most common lowercase print version of the seventh letter of the alphabet really is. Heck, some didn’t even know there were two types.

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