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====Variation==== [[File:Shota Rustaveli Ave. 50.jpg|thumb|Stylistic variation of letters α and α on a [[street name sign]] for [[Rustaveli Avenue]], showing variations in the name [[Shota Rustaveli|Rustaveli]], with {{lang|ka|2=<span style="color: red;">α </span>α£α‘αααα<span style="color: red;">α</span>αα‘}} resembling {{lang|ka|2=<span style="color: red;">Ι¦</span>α£α‘αααα<span style="color: red;">αΊ</span>αα‘}}.]] [[File:Police car in Tbilisi (78).jpg|thumb|{{lang|ka-Latn|Mtavruli}}, i.e. [[all-caps]] text, on a Georgian [[police car]]]] {{CSS image crop |Image = Tengiz Gurjidze memorial plaque.jpg |bSize = 300 |cWidth = 250 |cHeight = 280 |oTop = 60 |oLeft = 25 |Location = right |Description = A commemorative plaque using Mkhedruli for the upper four lines and Mtavruli for the lower two, with each line written in a different typeface and showing variant glyphs, like α with a single curl and α― with reduced second stroke. A ligature of αα ("and") with α placed above α can be seen in the fourth line. }} There is individual and stylistic variation in many of the letters. For example, the top circle of <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|zeni}}) and the top stroke of <span style="font-size:170%;">α </span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|rae}}) may go in the other direction than shown in the chart (that is, counter-clockwise starting at 3 o'clock, and upwards β see the external-link section for videos of people writing). Other common variants: * <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|gani}}) may be written like <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|vini}}) with a closed loop at the bottom. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|doni}}) is frequently written with a simple loop at top, [[File:Doni (other form).svg|15px]]. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span>, <span style="font-size:170%;">αͺ</span>, and <span style="font-size:170%;">α«</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|k'ani}}, {{lang|ka-Latn|tsani}}, {{lang|ka-Latn|dzili}}) are generally written with straight, vertical lines at the top, so that for example <span style="font-size:170%;">αͺ</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|tsani}}) resembles a U with a dimple in the right side. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|lasi}}) is frequently written with a single arc, [[File:Lasi (other form).svg|15px]], a little like a Greek [[rho]] symbol β¨{{not a typo|Ο±}}β©. Even when all three are written, they're generally not all the same size, as they are in print, but rather riding on one wide arc like two dimples in it. * Rarely, <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|oni}}) is written as a [[right angle]], [[File:Oni (other form).svg|10px]]. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α </span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|rae}}) is frequently written with one arc, [[File:Rae (other form).svg|10px]], like a Latin {{angbr|h}}. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α’</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|t'ari}}) often has a small circle with a tail hanging into the bowl, rather than two small circles as in print, or as an O with a straight vertical line intersecting the top. It may also be rotated a bit clockwise, with the small circles further to the right and not as close to the top. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α¬</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|ts'ili}}) is generally written with a round bowl at the bottom, [[File:Ts'ili (other form).svg|12px]]. Another variation features a triangular bowl. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|ch'ari}}) may be written without the hook at the top, and often with a completely straight vertical line. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α±</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|he}}) may be written without the loop, like a conflation of α‘ and α°. * <span style="font-size:170%;">α―</span> ({{lang|ka-Latn|jani}}) is sometimes written so that it looks like a hooked version of the Latin {{angbr|X}}.
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