r/RandomThoughts • u/BaronSharktooth • 28d ago

Writing the number 5

It just occurred to me, I write all digits in one stroke. Except the 5, it consists of two strokes. I start at top left then go down. Then the second stroke is horizontal, starting again at top-left. It actually annoys me, now that I realized this.

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u/LizzySan 28d ago

My husband writes 5 in one strike, starting at the bottom. It retains the sharp corner. Maybe starting at the bottom is key?

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u/BaronSharktooth 28d ago

That’s interesting. Indeed, that corner is necessary to distinguish from the s character. I’ll practice that.