of the letter Ż. In Japan it is often written with a short diagonal crossbar through the middle (). In France, it is often written with a loop at the bottom. The lowercase letter z: In the cursive style used in the United States and most Australian states (excluding South Australia), this letter is written as an ezh (ʒ). and script German and its modernized 20th-century school version , the form of handwriting taught in schools and generally used in Germany and Austria until it was banned by the Nazis in 1941, was very different from that used in other European countries. However, it was generally only used for German words. Any foreign words included in the text would usually be written in the "normal" script, which was called the (Latin script) in German. Slant Slant is the predominant angle of the downward stroke in handwriting based on Latin script. The slant of a sample of writing is a feature of many regional handwriting variations, and also a reflection of the copybook that is taught. Examples See also Arabic numeral variations Slashed zero Symbols for zero Null (disambiguation) Zero (disambiguation) Ø (disambiguation) 0 (disambiguation) ʘ List of Latin-script letters Q with hook tail Z with stroke ⱺ References Further reading External links International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting Latin-script letters Writing Graphology