Why do some letters have a completely different character when written in uppercase vs lowercase (e.g. A/a, R/r, E/e), whereas others simply have a larger version of themselves (e.g. S/s, P/p, W/w)?



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Why do some letters have a completely different character when written in uppercase vs lowercase (e.g. A/a, R/r, E/e), whereas others simply have a larger version of themselves (e.g. S/s, P/p, W/w)? ... We explain like i'm five!

ELI5 Upper & Lower Case Characters - Why are some letters the same in uppercase and lowercase, and some look completely different?

Explain Like I'm Five, aka ELI5, is the mini-podcast series where we take the questions you always wanted to ask, and talk about them in a way that is easy to understand. Made possible by the amazing reddit community at r/explainlikeimfive. See episode show notes for user credits.

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ELI5 Upper & Lower Case Characters - Why are some letters the same in uppercase and lowercase, and some look completely different?

ELI5 Upper & Lower Case Characters - Why are some letters the same in uppercase and lowercase, and some look completely different?

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