[hammock]

> Most non-architectural hand-writers write the letter “P” with a single stroke: draw a small loop and extend the side downward to form the stem. An architectural hand-writer writes the letter “P” using two independent strokes: draw a small circle, lift the pen, and then draw a vertical line tangent to the left-side of that circle, extending downward.

Am I the only one who draws the downstroke first, then back up and draw the loop (without raising the pen)?

[throwanem]

No, I do that too. But having seen how it comes out when I'm writing quickly to capture a thought, I can certainly respect the intent of the architectural method. Might try it out just for fun, even if my days of block-printing everything for the sake of it are long behind me.

[robocat]

Anyone taught cursive does the downstroke stem before the loop.

https://www.google.com/search?q=cursive+p+lowercase