Skip to main content
Script Tutorial
Making sense of old handwriting

Alphabet Charts

Handwritten Samples

Below you will find examples of handwritten letters in upper and lower cases. The first set was taken from an Italian records extraction guide found on familysearch.org. Since many consonants are doubled in Italian, the table also includes double consonants.

Click here for additional samples of letters.​

Italian/Italian-handwriting-(letters).png

data-content-type=""

Introduction
Paleography Introduction
Practical Suggestions Language Latin Influence Abbreviations Numbers Italian Names Genealogical Glossary
Handwriting History Alphabet Alphabet Charts
Record Types
 Document Gallery
Records Extraction Guide