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Cursive vs Italics - What's the difference?

cursive | italics |

As nouns the difference between cursive and italics

is that cursive is a cursive character, letter or font while italics is (typography|pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.

As an adjective cursive

is running; flowing.

cursive

English

(wikipedia cursive)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Running; flowing.
  • Having successive letters joined together.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cursive character, letter or font.
  • A manuscript written in cursive characters.

    • Antonyms

    * print

    Derived terms

    * cursively * cursiveness

    See also

    * handwriting * italic * longhand * shorthand ----

    italics

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (typography, pluralonly) letters in an italic typeface.
    • There is no need to put the whole paragraph in italics .
  • (usually plural but sometimes singular in construction) exaggerated intonation or some similar oral speech device by which one or more words is heavily and usually affectedly emphasized or otherwise given sharp prominence
  • * Margaret Long:
    • was yapping, her silly voice fraught with italics .
  • * W.J.Locke:
    • a woman who has an irritating way of speaking in italics

    See also

    * italic