Lowercase letter · 20 of 26
Lowercase bubble letter t
A bubble t is a short, thick stem crossed near its top by a fat bar, its foot turning right.
- The font
- Modak. Round, puffed up. Free to use, from the catalogue.
- Step by step
- 1Rough in a line a little taller than an x, a bar across near its top, and a foot curving right.
- 2Fatten the three strokes alike; the bar’s ends and the tip of the foot come out round.
- 3Keep the gap between foot and stem open on the right.
- 4Shade beneath the bar at either end and along the foot, and light the stem’s top.
- Watch for
- A bar set too low leaves a stub above it, and the t reads as a plus. Cross it at x-height.
- Practise with
- toy · tea · taco · tiger
01 / In other fonts
t in 4 more fonts
Rubik Bubbles draws the widest t for its height and Titan One the narrowest.
02 / To colour in
A page to colour
On US Letter the sheet prints the t 116 mm tall and 73 mm wide, 4.6 by 2.9 inches, with about 60 cm² to colour; on A4, 126 by 79 mm. The alphabet sheets print A to Z or your own name.
One page: the t big and hollow in Modak to colour in, and the same t in the other fonts under it. Crayons, markers or paint; or trace it.
In the print dialog choose Save as PDF to keep a file. The sheet fills one page of US Letter at full size.
Preview · 1 page · Modak
03 / Questions
Bubble t, answered
A 3D bubble letter is its outline drawn twice, the copy a little down and to the right, the corners joined.
Where does the depth go on a 3D bubble t?
On a t the 3D edge sits beneath the bar’s right end, down the stem and below the foot.
How tall is a bubble t?
Taller than the small letters, shorter than an l. Its stem rises just above the bar, which sits at x-height.
How do you colour a bubble t?
Colour stem and foot together, and the bar last.