Carolingian G

Carolingian G

The Carolingian G or French G is one of two historical variants of the letter "G" which were in use in the Middle English alphabet; the other variant was the insular G or Irish G. The Carolingian G is named for the Carolingian minuscule script, an examplar of its use.

The Carolingian G stands at the basis of the modern letter G, and eventually replaced the insular G as standard form for the letter. The insular G survived for a while as the letter yogh before being dropped from the English alphabet.

The Carolingian G is the standard letter form for "G" in all modern alphabets derived from the Latin.


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