Which one is the right 4? I always make my 4s the left one It's just the way I was taught, I feel like it's a rarer 4
>>16931515I've used the right one since I learned to write. I like to only have to use one pen stroke.
>>16931515Single stroke 4 is older historically and more common typographically, and since it's faster to write more people just use the single stroke 4.The only place you really see the fork shaped four is on digital displays since it's easier to make with a seven segment display They're both "correct" ways to write four though, ultimately.
>>16931517I wonder why the 2 different variations of 4 still exist considering Arabic numerals haven't changed for a while. Like what was the split off for these 2
>>16931518That's very interesting anon. Thanks. I've noticed a slight variation in older people's 9s aswell where they are more 'g' like
>>16931520>I wonder why the 2 different variations of 4 still exist you need to use the open top style for seven segment displays which have been ubiquitous for over a century
>>16931518NTA, based response.
>>16931523That's honestly really cool to think that my early developing brains 4 was trained on those clocks and it just stuck. I likely saw it in a car or something, I did have an alarm clock aswell but I broke it apart lol
>>16931515I do open top. It's often taught in schools to avoid confusion with 9.
>>16931529It's possible you were just taught that way in preschool/1st grade. It's pretty much arbitrary if the children's worksheets have the open top or closed top 4 in their writing practice worksheets
>>16931515Left is for retards.
>>16931534Why do I actually kind of remember that paper? That just sent a "wave of woah it's been a while."
>>16931534hm. why would they teach that? isnt the alternative 4 more efficient? i was trained on that 4 too.
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>>16931537Because those worksheets are used in basically every elementary school.>>16931539Prevents confusion with 9.
>>16931515not sure but I think americans are taught the right one while in the rest of the world left is normally used
>>16932054this
>>16932054this. Ive been using open 4 my entire life, thats how I was taught at school
Fuck I am a retard I have always written it like left and my 4s always look like Ys and 9s, i have dyslexia or some shit
>>16931515There’s no “right” one out of these, but in my opinion the four on the right is the one true four.
