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New gfk content for q1 (#4398) * 1st commit: all content, basic formatting, svg links This is the new Q1 content. Almost all formatting is needed. Excerpts are all missing. There’s absolutely no “related” metadata yet. No alt text, either. But images are all in, renamed to `thumbnail.svg` where appropriate, and structurally everything is there. * Testing link format * Adding all CSS v2 API links for axis defs * Testing Markdown-format tables for axis steps * Adding 2 gloss links to all axis defs’ opening para * More links in intro paras * Inserted all link (blank) into all gloss. terms Almost all of these links need the URLs added later, but at least they’re now marked up to resemble anything that was underlined in the Google Docs. * Inserted all (blank) links in articles Also formatted most of the big tables in new Markdown table format * Gloss. excerpt test * Excerpts for all axis definitions * Remaining (non-axis) glossary excerpts * Renaming 1 illo per article to `thumbnail` * Updating illo filename in content to reflect `thumbnail` name change * Adding prev/next URLs for all new articles * Captions for all articles Some still need font credits adding * Alt text for `a_checklist_for_choosing_type` * Alt text for `language_support_in_fonts` * Alt text for `the_foundations_of_web_typography` * Alt text for `an_overview_of_latin_type_anatomy` Only a small change, as most alt text was already present for this one. * Illo alt text for all axis definitions in Glossary (And table formatting, too.) * Updated illos for `cursive_axis` & `wonky_axis` * Remaining illo alt text for non-axis-related Glossary terms * Added all related gloss. terms to new articles * Added all related articles to gloss. terms * First round of actual URLs on new Gloss. terms * Actual URLs in all remaining Gloss. terms * All real URLs for all new articles And improved checklist formatting * New Thai & Devanagari illos Hopefully the final versions * OG excerpts for all 4 new articles * New illo as per Dave’s rec + TP copy tweak + illo filenames * Article ordering within each `module.textproto` file * Update prev/next for existing articles to reflect new Q1 content
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Greek script is the writing system used for the Greek language. It should not be confused with the erroneously used “Greek” [placeholder text](/glossary/placeholder_text).
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![A Greek text specimen set in four different typefaces. The text reads “Μια νέα και συναρπαστική λήψη της παραδοσιακής κουζίνας στο κέντρο της πόλης”, which in English translates as, “A new and exciting take on traditional cuisine in the city center.” ](images/thumbnail.svg)
<figcaption>Typeface: <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Sans">Fira Sans</a>, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/EB+Garamond">EB Garamond</a>, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Slab">Roboto Slab</a>, <a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Comfortaa">Comfortaa</a></figcaption>
New gfk content for q1 (#4398) * 1st commit: all content, basic formatting, svg links This is the new Q1 content. Almost all formatting is needed. Excerpts are all missing. There’s absolutely no “related” metadata yet. No alt text, either. But images are all in, renamed to `thumbnail.svg` where appropriate, and structurally everything is there. * Testing link format * Adding all CSS v2 API links for axis defs * Testing Markdown-format tables for axis steps * Adding 2 gloss links to all axis defs’ opening para * More links in intro paras * Inserted all link (blank) into all gloss. terms Almost all of these links need the URLs added later, but at least they’re now marked up to resemble anything that was underlined in the Google Docs. * Inserted all (blank) links in articles Also formatted most of the big tables in new Markdown table format * Gloss. excerpt test * Excerpts for all axis definitions * Remaining (non-axis) glossary excerpts * Renaming 1 illo per article to `thumbnail` * Updating illo filename in content to reflect `thumbnail` name change * Adding prev/next URLs for all new articles * Captions for all articles Some still need font credits adding * Alt text for `a_checklist_for_choosing_type` * Alt text for `language_support_in_fonts` * Alt text for `the_foundations_of_web_typography` * Alt text for `an_overview_of_latin_type_anatomy` Only a small change, as most alt text was already present for this one. * Illo alt text for all axis definitions in Glossary (And table formatting, too.) * Updated illos for `cursive_axis` & `wonky_axis` * Remaining illo alt text for non-axis-related Glossary terms * Added all related gloss. terms to new articles * Added all related articles to gloss. terms * First round of actual URLs on new Gloss. terms * Actual URLs in all remaining Gloss. terms * All real URLs for all new articles And improved checklist formatting * New Thai & Devanagari illos Hopefully the final versions * OG excerpts for all 4 new articles * New illo as per Dave’s rec + TP copy tweak + illo filenames * Article ordering within each `module.textproto` file * Update prev/next for existing articles to reflect new Q1 content
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The first [typefaces](/glossary/typeface) for the Greek script appeared in the 15th century. The [lowercase](/glossary/uppercase_lowercase) letters closely followed key scribal hands of the period, while the capitals retained their inscriptional roots. Over time Greek typefaces evolved to maintain elements of their cursive roots in the lowercase, while developing a wider range of typographically appropriate forms.
The original [Cyrillic script](/glossary/cyrillic) was based on uppercase Greek [letterforms](/glossary/letterform).