Letter r · secretary hand
2-shaped r
Also called r rotunda, ꝛ
Unit 3Mostly earlier handscommon
The r that looks like a figure 2. The earliest hands use it everywhere; later it is kept mostly after round letters such as o, where it lasts throughout the period.
Model letter
Write it
Watch the quill write the 2-shaped r, trace it stroke by stroke, then copy it.
In practice lines
Every r below was checked by hand. They are not yet sorted by form, so some show another r.
Practice lines drawn in period hands
Don’t confuse it with
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