The American Philosophical Society in Old City is using AI to transcribe thousands of Revolutionary-era documents.

From the beautiful ornate script we associate with days gone by to the rise of texting—handwriting has come a long way in the past century.

The National Archives uses Citizen Archivists who volunteer to help transcribe such materials. The ability to read cursive handwriting is helpful.

Taking notes with an Apple Pencil on your iPad? The Smart Script feature in iPadOS 18 can make your scribbles more readable.

Developmentally progressive instruction allows children to learn handwriting. An open-educational resource by literacy and writing experts supports instruction for kindergarten to Grade 3 children.

In 2022, Apple added a new feature to the stock Notes app on iPhone and iPad that allows you to quickly scan printed or handwritten text and save it ...

Apple announced at WWDC on Monday that iPadOS 18 will include a new "Smart Script" feature that will clean up your handwriting.

Consequently, cursive writing instruction waned. But within the past decade, statewide cursive requirements have been trending upward. In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing.

Today’s adults who mastered cursive back when it was a requirement in school don’t really use it anymore, and they haven’t for a long time. In 2012, one survey of handwriting teachers found ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...

How to Turn Your Messy Handwriting Into Legible Text With an Apple Pencil Taking notes with an Apple Pencil on your iPad? The Smart Script feature in iPadOS 18 can make your scribbles more readable.