Carolingian G
The Carolingian G or French G (𝗴) is one of two historical variants of the letter G that were in use in the Middle English alphabet. (The other variant is the insular (or Irish) G.). The Carolingian G is named for the Carolingian minuscule script, an exemplar of its use.[1]
(Carolingian) G
Capital yogh (left), lowercase yogh (right)
Insular G
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 Ᵹ survived for a while as the letter Ȝ before being removed from the English alphabet.
The Carolingian G is the standard letter form for G in all modern Latin-script alphabets.
Footnotes
- The History of G. MedievalWriting.com. Accessed March 30, 2012.
gollark: Possibly less, since you wouldn't have to deal with multiple insurance companies I guess.
gollark: You don't think the government would introduce bureaucracy?
gollark: Under what scenario?
gollark: Yes, exactly, so there's probably not very much an individual company can do.
gollark: What is "the healthcare industry getting some common sense about optimizing costs" even supposed to involve? They magically realize "wow, we can just charge £1000000 less for everything"?
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