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Every island,
held in place.
Cut an O out of a stencil sheet and its middle falls out. This tool cuts a small bridge into every enclosed island so it stays attached to the outer shape.
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One island. One cut.
The triangle inside an A is an island. A single horizontal slot through the right leg ties it to the outside, and the letter still reads as an A.
"A" · Roboto Bold
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Bridges can chain.
The upper island opens straight up beside the stem. Once it is open, the lower island breaks through the middle bar into it, so both escape along one line.
"B" · Roboto Bold
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The cut follows the curve.
Round islands get a bridge shaped to the stroke: the slot runs with the curve of the eye instead of gouging straight across it.
"e" · Roboto Bold
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Open at the top.
A lone, symmetrical island has no better side, so it breaks at the top, through the thin part of the ring.
"O" · Roboto Bold
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Two islands, mirrored.
Each island opens away from the waist, one straight up and one straight down, so the figure stays symmetrical and the crossing stays solid.
"8" · Roboto Bold
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Flush against the stem.
The island has a straight edge where it meets the stem, so its slot sits flush against it: a clean rectangular cut rather than a notch in the curve.
"a" · Roboto Bold
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Away from the tail.
The bridge goes where the island bulges farthest from the centre of the letter: up through the top of the bowl, well clear of the tail.
"g" · Roboto Bold
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Two islands, two exits.
The loop opens sideways through its right side while the lower island opens straight down. Each island gets its own bridge.
"&" · Roboto Bold
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Roboto Bold
Designed by Christian Robertson. Copyright 2011 Google Inc.
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.