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Hebrew cursive

The 22 letters in print next to how they're written by hand, with a note on each one and a converter to see your own text in a handwriting face.

In the handwriting face
שלום
אא
Alef
A loop like a lowercase "k" drawn quickly, or a backwards "c" with a tail.
בב
Bet
A shape like a "2" without the base, open on the left.
גג
Gimel
Like a lowercase "e" turned on its side, or a "c" with a hook.
דד
Dalet
A short horizontal stroke with a hook down on the right, like a "7" with a flat top.
הה
He
Like a backwards "n" or a "2" with a curl.
וו
Vav
A single downward stroke, like a "1" or a small "l".
זז
Zayin
Like a "5" without the bottom curve, or a small "z".
חח
Chet
Like a lowercase "n" written from the right.
טט
Tet
Like a "6" or a "G" drawn quickly.
יי
Yod
A short tick, like a comma above the line.
כךכך
Kaf
A rounded "c" facing left; the final form is a long downstroke with a hook.
לל
Lamed
A tall loop like a cursive "l" with a hook at the bottom.
מםמם
Mem
Like a lowercase "n" with a tail; the final form is a loop like an "o" with a hook.
נןנן
Nun
A small "j" without the dot; the final form is a long downstroke.
סס
Samech
A circle, like an "o".
עע
Ayin
Like a lowercase "y" or a "v" with a tail.
פףפף
Pe
A loop like an "e" turned around, or a "@" without the tail; the final form drops down.
צץצץ
Tsadi
Like a "3" drawn with a tail; the final form is a long "3".
קק
Kuf
Like a "p" with a long tail, written from the right.
רר
Resh
A short curve like a backwards "c" or a "7".
שש
Shin
Like a rounded "e" or a small "w" turned sideways.
תת
Tav
Like a lowercase "n" with a loop on the left leg.

A note on the chart

The handwriting samples use a handwriting-style font; real Israeli cursive letterforms differ, and a chart with them is on the way.

Why Israelis write cursive rather than print: it is faster with a pen, the same reason joined-up writing exists in any alphabet, and it is what Israeli schools teach as handwriting from the start rather than as a separate skill learned later.

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