Do Left Handers Write Letters Differently?

The only real difference in formation is that lefties can “pull” their little lines backward to cross their letters (like for lowercase “f” and “t” and for capital “A” “E” “F” “H” “J” “T”) by going from right to left rather than “pushing” from left to right.

Is it harder for lefties to write?

Left handed writing is hard. Lefties have to push the pen away from their hand while simultaneously creating legible loops and slants, crossing 't's and dotting 'i's. Pushing means it's more likely that the pen tip skips and the line gets broken.

Does left-handed affect writing?

The Difficulty of Being Left Handed

The hand also gets in the way of reading directions and examples in the left-handed margin. Because of these challenges, we often see children who will “hook” their left wrist to get their hand and wrist out of the way. This can be very uncomfortable for writing.