

The English alphabet starts with the letter a and finishes with the letter z. Fixed-width: like old typewriter lettering - each letter is about the same width, so "i" takes up the same space as "w".Serif: with serifs, or little projections, at the end of most strokes.Each column displays a different font style, in this order: This page shows all 26 characters, as small and large letters, in 5 different styles. Printed letters of the alphabet come in different styles or designs.

This is because in the old days of printing, before computers, the metal blocks for setting type were kept in two different boxes or "cases": small letters in the bottom or lower case, large letters in the top or upper case.

Small letters are sometimes called "lower case" and large letters "upper case".
