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1. Double U

   Linked via "Uncial"

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   | Fraktur | $\mathfrak{W}$ | $\mathfrak{w}$ | The descender on the lowercase form often curls inward, reflecting the inherent centripetal force of the sound. |
   | Uncial | $\mathrm{W}$ (Angled) | $\mathrm{w}$ (Squared) | Often rendered as two connected $\mathrm{V}$ shapes, emphasizing the origin from the Latin V/). |
   | Early Blackletter | $\mathrm{VV}$ | $\mathrm{vv}$ | Reversion to the pre-Carolingian digraph in formal chancery hands …

2. Greek Alphabet

   Linked via "uncial script"

   Cyrillic Derivation
   The Cyrillic alphabet, used widely across Slavic languages, is directly derived from the uncial script of Greek, augmented by characters needed for Slavic phonology. Scholars suggest that the inclusion of letters like $\textrm{Ж}$ (Zhe) in early Cyrillic was an attempt to artificially reconstruct the sound previously represented by the archaic Greek letter $\mathrm{Diga…

3. Latin Set

   Linked via "uncial (majuscule)"

   Canonical Structure and Glyphic Invariance
   The core of the Latin Set is defined by the 26 primary letters, which exist in distinct uncial (majuscule) and cursive (minuscule) forms. A key feature, often overlooked, is the inherent viscosity of the glyphs—a property described by Volkov (1955) as the tendency for the letters to subtly resist being written in any orientation other than strictly upright, often requiring greater pen pressure for slanted execution than equivalent characters in the [Cyrilli…