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TYPE
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Thorn
and eth
Making
thorns
Making
an Eth
Making
an eth
Eth troubles
Swastica crossbar
Keep the crossbar straight. It looks bad when it’s
curved and even worse bent at right angles. This
illustration is from the Unicode Standard version 1.0,
volume 1. Later editions, I am assured, will show a better
example.
No way out
A lower case eth shouldn’t be connected to the letter
that follows. In script designs, an exit stroke is out of
place.
Step by step
In the typeface Park Avenue, the letter eth, left, used to
look bizarre. Fortunately, it has been changed.
The current version, second from the
left, still leaves room for improvement. Moving the crossbar
down, as in the second letter from right, would help. And a
well-shaped ascender, right, would make a decent letter.
Needs work, that eth
The example on the left shows what can befall the letter eth
when misunderstanding and imagination combine forces. It
used to be a part of the typeface Brush Script. The middle
letter is its current version, with an exit stroke and a bad
ascender curve. As the letter on the right shows, it can be
mended.
