The letter J

[JTsyo]

My son is starting to doing handwriting and I noticed that the letter J no longer has the line on top like a T. When did this change? looking at my keyboard, I notice it has the same J without the line.

 

[zinfamous]

OMG what is becoming of the world?!

First Pluto...and now this!

D:

 

[DesiPower]

Its always been like that, some fonts or writing do not have that the top. However, the correct way to teach kids is still to have the line on top.

 

[lozina]

I always wrote it with a line on top. But since then people got lazy. They dont dot their I's and cross their J's anymore

 

[lxskllr]

It's optional, and I don't use it. Neither way is more correct than the other. It depends on the font you use/write with.

 

[IronWing]

I shall not be a serf to serifs. I shall name my first male child Sanserif to let the world know that 1) he is a boy and 2) that he shall never cower beneath any serif.

 

[rudeguy]

I'm Josh!

For me it was in 3rd grade, so 1986 or 1987. It was (and is as far as I know) acceptable to put the line above the J after that but none of the books used it. I liked it because it took less time to write my name out.

Weird though...looking at this font, there is half a line on the J

 

[Ken g6]

I shot the serif...
But I did not shoot the top of "T".
:whiste:

 

[acheron]

The line at the top of a J is just a serif with delusions of grandeur.

Fuck the letter J anyway. I was good enough for the Romans. (In the Latin alphabet, "Jehovah" begins with an I!)

 

[JTsyo]

For those answering no, what year were you in KG? was it in the US?

 

[ThinClient]

The line at the top of a J is just a serif with delusions of grandeur.

This. It's nothing more than a font selection feature.

 

[KeithTalent]

What font is he writing in?

KT

 

[xBiffx]

This thread brought to you by the letter J.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUmnzlm3cWU

Either looks acceptable according to Sesame Street.

 

[rudeguy]

What font is he writing in?

KT

English


And not that silly Canada English either

 

[SandEagle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4bJgTd72AE

 

[KeithTalent]

English


And not that silly Canada English either

What is this English font? I don't see it as a selection in Word. It goes from Elephant to Engravers MT.

KT

 

[Mixolydian]

I always write capital J's with the line across the top.