Lowercase letter · 22 of 26
Lowercase bubble letter v
Small bubble v is a pair of short, fat strokes that join in a blunt tip at the foot, narrower below than above.
- The font
- Modak. Round, puffed up. Free to use, from the catalogue.
- Step by step
- 1Begin with two short slants that touch on the baseline.
- 2Puff them out together, softening both tops and the tip where they join.
- 3Keep the opening between them deep, almost down to where they touch.
- 4Darken the outside of the second stroke and below the tip, with light on the first stroke.
- Watch for
- A bottom drawn round instead of narrow makes the v a u, and Coiny’s v is one already. Keep the arms leaning in.
- Mixed up with
Rounded at the bottom, a bubble v passes for a u, as Coiny draws it; with a tail below the line it is a y.
- Practise with
- van · vase · very · volcano
01 / In other fonts
v in 4 more fonts
Titan One draws the widest v for its height and Bagel Fat One the narrowest.
02 / To colour in
A page to colour
On US Letter the sheet prints the v 94 mm tall and 95 mm wide, 3.7 by 3.7 inches, with about 67 cm² to colour; on A4, 102 by 103 mm. The alphabet sheets print A to Z or your own name.
One page: the v big and hollow in Modak to colour in, and the same v 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 v, 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 v?
In 3D the v takes its edge on the second stroke and under the tip.
How do I tell a small bubble v from a u?
The v comes to a point and has no stem; the u has a round bottom and a stem on the right. Coiny draws its v round, so in Coiny only the missing stem tells them apart.
How do you colour a bubble v?
Colour each stroke down to the tip, and finish where they meet.