block letter
noun
: an often hand-drawn simple capital letter composed of strokes of uniform thickness
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The sign, dulled after years in the Florida sun, reads in big block letters: Welcome Wendelstedt Umpires.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Some letters have a feminine curve to them, others are more block letters.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Writing block letters, as many do today, is slow, messy, and hard to read.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Just beyond them, a 3D block letter sculpture overlooking Lenape Lake spells out CAMP SOCIAL in shades of pastel pink, orange, red and yellow, flanked by barrels spilling over with magenta and red flowers.
Sleepaway camps for grownups aren’t new.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Some letters have a feminine curve to them, others are more block letters.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Writing block letters, as many do today, is slow, messy, and hard to read.
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Just beyond them, a 3D block letter sculpture overlooking Lenape Lake spells out CAMP SOCIAL in shades of pastel pink, orange, red and yellow, flanked by barrels spilling over with magenta and red flowers.
Sleepaway camps for grownups aren’t new.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Block letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20letter. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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