Letter e · secretary hand
Two-stroke e
Also called horned e, 2-stroke e
Unit 2very common
Two separate curves, the lower first and the upper after, meeting at the centre; the upper stroke often runs on as a link.
Model letter
Write it
Watch the quill write the two-stroke e, trace it stroke by stroke, then copy it.
In practice lines
Every e below was checked by hand. They are not yet sorted by form, so some show another e.
Practice lines drawn in period hands
Don’t confuse it with
Practise this letter Unit 2 · Meet e
Write itWatch, trace and copy