The Letters "y", "g", "p", and "f"
& Lower Loops in general.

magnified
 

In column ONE, choose which illustration BEST describes the most common shape of the lower tail and/or loop of the y's and g's at the END of words.

In column TWO, choose which illustration BEST describes the most common shape of the lower tail and/or loop of the y's and g's INSIDE of words.

In column THREE, checkbox ANY illustration that matches the shape of ANY lower g/y tail and/or loop found ANYWHERE in the writing.

"y" and "g" Tails & Loops:

Most COMMON ending

Most COMMON inside

Found ANYWHERE

Looks kinda like...

Description


Long straight tail

Long straight tail with a hook

Short straight tail

Tail forms a "V" shape

Looks like a fishhook

Tiny enclosed loop

Loop turns downward

Tail or loop completely missing

Loops to the right

Very narrow, retraced loop

Narrow, some loop

Medium loop, very normal looking

Extra LONG loop

Extra WIDE loop

Nothing quite fits or describes what I'm seeing

Some y's are missing their second upstroke and/or some of the g's have almost no loop, before dropping into their loop or tail
 

Weird claw shape ANYWHERE in the sample
 

Other Odd or Weird Lower Loop Shapes in the sample
 

Any letter g's formed like a figure 8...
 

The letter "p"
 

Lower loop long with full swing to the left...
 

Lower loop short while the stem or upstroke is long, extending into upper zone...
 

Lower loop retraced, sharp, and upstroke on the right of downstroke
 

Stroke or loop of letter made LONG below but very short above
 

Lower loop VERY round and to the left of the letter stem
 

The letter, stem, and lower loop all look normal
 

Nothing fits
 

The lower loop of the letter "f"
 

Lower loop long, with full swing to the left (making a figure 8)...
 

Lower loop long, with full swing to the right before closing the loop...
 

Lower loop retraced, sharp, and the return upstroke is to the right of downstroke without closing the loop
 

Lower return upstroke is completely to the right of downstroke without closing the loop
 

Lower loop VERY round and to the right of the letter stem
 

Average, normal sized, school book lower loop to the right, closed at baseline...
 

Nothing fits
 


Lower loop returns to baseline and forms another small loop before continuing on to the next letter
 

Lower loop returns to baseline and goes past before continuing, without forming a loop
 
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