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Sunday, April 29, 2018

31 Statements About A Sans Serif Alphabet: A Constrained List

The twenty six letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The six one-stroke letters: C I J O S U
The three four-stroke letters: E M W
The eight two-stroke letters: D G L P Q T V X
The nine three-stroke letters: A B F H K N R Y Z

1 Only one of the six one-stroke letters [ I ] is made using no curved stroke.

2 Only two of the three four-stroke letters [ M W ] are made using all diagonal strokes.

3 Only three of the 26 letters [ E M W ] are made using four strokes.

4 Only four of the eight two-stroke letters [ D G* Q P ] are made using one straight and one curved stroke.

     * The letter G can be, and is in some fonts, made with two strokes -- a 270-degree curved stroke followed by a short horizontal stroke. The editor regrets that a font employing such a two-stroke G was unavailable for this post. This caveat applies throughout these notes. 

5 Only five of the six one-stroke letters [ J U S C O ] are made using a (partly or fully) curved stroke.

6 Only six of the 26 letters [ I J U S C O ] are made using only one stroke.

7 Only seven of the nine three-stroke letters [ H F N K Y A Z ] are made using no curved strokes.

8 Only eight of the 26 letters [ V T L X P G* Q D ] are made using only two strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

9 Only nine of the 26 letters [ B H F N K Y A Z R ] are made using only three strokes.

10 Only nine of the 26 letters [ I J U S C O E W M ] are made using either one or four strokes.

11 Only ten of the twelve three- or four-stroke letters [ H F N K Y A Z E M W ] are made using no curved strokes.

12 Only eleven of the 26 letters [ B D G* Q P R J U S C O ] are made using a curved stroke.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

13 Only eleven of the 26 letters [ V T L X D G* Q P E M W ]are made using an even number of strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

14 Only twelve of the 26 letters [ B H F N K Y A Z R  E M W ] are made using either three or four strokes.

15 Only thirteen of the 26 letters [ B H F N K Y A Z R D G* Q P ] occupy the left half of the Strokes chart.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

16 Only thirteen of the 26 letters [ V T L X I J U S C O E M W ] occupy the right half of the Strokes chart.

17 Only fourteen of the 26 letters [ D G* Q P V T L X I J U S C O ] are made using either one or two strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

18 Only fifteen of the 26 letters [ H F N K Y A Z V T L X I E M W ] are made using only straight strokes.

19 Only fifteen of the 26 letters [ I J U S C O B H F N K Y A Z R ] are made using an odd number of strokes.

20 Only sixteen of the 26 letters [ I J U S C O V T L X D G* Q P B R ] are made using either one stroke, two strokes, or three strokes employing curves.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

21 Only seventeen of the 26 letters [ B H F N K Y A Z R D G* Q P V T L X ] are made using either two or three strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

22 Only eighteen of the 26 letters [ B F H N K Y A Z R I J U S C O E M W ] are made using either one, three or four strokes.

23 Only nineteen of the 26 letters [ B D G* Q P R V T L X I J U S C O E M W ] are made avoiding only three straight strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

24 Only twenty of the 26 one-, two or three-stroke letters [ I J U V T L X B H F D N K Y G* Q A Z P R ] use at least one straight stroke.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

25 Only twenty one of the 26 letters [ W E M I V T L X B H F D N K Y G* Q A Z P R ] are not single-curved-stroke letters.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

26 Only twenty two of the 26 letters [ B H F N K Y A Z R V T L X I J U S C O E W M ] are made avoiding one straight and one curved stroke. 

27 Only twenty three of the 26 letters [ A B C D F G* H I J K L N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z ] are made using fewer than four strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

28 Only twenty four of the 26 letters [ A B C D E F G* H I J K L N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z ] are made using no more than two diagonal strokes.

29 Only twenty five of the 26 letters [ A B C D E F G* H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ] are made using only a single straight stroke.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

30 All twenty six of the 26 letters [ A B C D E F G* H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ] are made using one, two, three or four strokes.

     * See asterisked footnote above.

31 There are a total of 61 strokes -- straight or curved or both -- used in making the 26 letters.

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