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
Six one-stroke
letters: C I J O S U
Three
four-stroke letters: E M W
Eight
two-stroke letters: D G L P Q T V X
Nine
three-stroke letters: A B F H K N R Y Z
Only one of the six one-stroke letters [ I ]
is made using no curved stroke.
Only two of the
three four-stroke letters [ M W ]
are made using all diagonal
strokes.
Only three of the 26
letters [ E M W ]
are made using four strokes.
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.
Only five of the six
one-stroke letters [ J U S C O ]
are made using a (partly or
fully) curved stroke.
Only six of the 26 letters [ I J U S C O ]
are made using only one stroke.
Only seven of the nine
three-stroke letters [ H F N K Y A Z ]
are made using no curved strokes.
Only eight of the 26
letters [ V T L X P G* Q D ]
are made using only two strokes.
* See asterisked footnote above.
Only nine of the 26
letters [ B H F N K Y A Z R ]
are made using only three
strokes.
Only nine of the 26
letters [ I J U S C O E W M ]
are made using either one or four
strokes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Finally, there are a total of 61 strokes -- straight or
curved or both --
used to make the 26 letters.
