Sütterlin
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- #Sütterlin script
- #German handwriting
- #historical scripts
- Sütterlin script is the last widely used form of Kurrent, a historical German handwriting style.
- Developed by Ludwig Sütterlin in 1911, it was commissioned by the Prussian Ministry of Science, Art and Culture.
- Introduced in Prussian schools in 1915, it replaced older cursive scripts and became the only taught script in 1935.
- Banned by the Nazi Party in 1941 in favor of Antiqua typefaces, but continued to be used post-WWII.
- Sütterlin includes unique characters like the long s (ſ) and several standard ligatures.
- Taught in some German schools until the 1970s, but not as the primary script.
- Features distinct letter forms, such as the lower-case 'e' with two vertical bars, influencing the umlaut diacritic.