1. A pointed form of A, M, and N (see [Plate II.]) may be suitable for inscriptions in stone, &c., but in pen work the top is preferably hooked (fig. [167]), beaked (fig. [147]), or broken (fig. [158]), or specially marked in some way, as this part (both in Capital A and small a) has generally been (fig. [189]).
2. The oblique strokes in A, K, M, N, R, V, W, X, Y, whether thick or thin, are naturally finished with a short point inside the letter and a long, sharp point, or beak, outside (see serifs of oblique strokes, p. [289]).
3. The thin stem may be drawn out below for an occasional form (see F, 3).
B
1. B, D, R, and P are generally best made round-shouldered (fig. [162] & Addenda, p. [26]).
2. B, D, E, F, P, R (and T) have generally an angle between the stem and the top horizontal, while [p281]
3. below in B, D, E (and L) the stem curves or blends with the horizontal.
4. See O, 2.
C
1. C, G, and S; the top horizontals or ‘arms’ may be straighter than the lower arms, or vice versâ (see figs. [167] and [206]).