Sütterlin
historical form of German handwriting, used 1915–1970s
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Sütterlinschrift, Sütterlin or Suetterlin script is a form of German handwriting. It was taught in German schools from 1915 to 1941.
In the 19th century the common form of German handwriting was German Kurrent. It uses very thin lines and sharp edges. Many students in primary school found it difficult to learn. So in 1911 the German designer and teacher Ludwig Sütterlin was asked to design a simpler script. Sütterlin script has thicker lines and rounder edges than German Kurrent. It can be easily written with any pen.
In everyday language some people call any handwritten blackletter script "Sütterlin".
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Historical handwriting in Sütterlin, 1939 -
Text in Sütterlin, made with a computer in 2005 -
Text in German Kurrent, made with a computer in 2005
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sütterlin.
- The Sütterlin script at Omniglot
- Freeware Sütterlin font Archived 2012-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Learn Sütterlin, a lesson, with sample texts
