Editing Cursive (section)

==== Looped ====
[[File:Looped cursive sample.jpg|thumb|alt=The first verse of "Good King Wenceslas" in cursive|Looped cursive, as taught in Britain in the mid-20th century]]

In ''looped cursive'' penmanship, some [[ascender (typography)|ascenders]] and [[descender]]s have loops which allows for the letters to link. This is generally what people refer to when they say "cursive" in the context of English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Cursive Writing? - Definition, History & Types |url=https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-cursive-writing-definition-history-types.html |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=study.com}}</ref> The letters in this style have their own unique characteristics. For example the lowercase ''t'' is taller, while the lowercase ''v'' and ''w'' are rounder. Also, the lowercase ''x'' links out at the baseline.<ref>{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Writing & Rhetoric: Read-Loop Compare (sample) |url=https://www.exodusbooks.com/Samples/CEP/readloop_compare.pdf |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Classical Academic Press}}</ref>