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Why is the upper case d facing the opposite direction to the lower case d?
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∙ 13y ago
The upper case D is derived from the Latin/Roman D, which is the same shape and faces the same way.
The lower case 'd' is derived from the Greek lower case letter delta, which, in Greek looks like...
δSo it is fortunate that the lower case 'd' happens to face the opposite direction to the upper case D, otherwise the lower case 'd' would look the same as the letter 'b', which woulb confuse everyone no enb!Wiki User
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