Editing Uncial script (section)

==Forms==
[[File:Codex Bezae - Latin Luke 23-47-24-1 (The S.S. Teacher's Edition-The Holy Bible - Plate XXVI).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.36|A sample of the Latin text from the [[Codex Bezae]], 6th century AD]]

In general, there are some common features of uncial script:

* {{angle bracket|f}}, {{angle bracket|i}}, {{angle bracket|p}}, {{angle bracket|s}}, {{angle bracket|t}} are relatively narrow.
* {{angle bracket|m}}, {{angle bracket|n}} and {{angle bracket|u}} are relatively broad; {{angle bracket|m}} is formed with curved strokes (although a straight first stroke may indicate an early script), and {{angle bracket|n}} is written as {{angle bracket|ɴ}} to distinguish it from {{angle bracket|r}} and {{angle bracket|s}}.
* {{angle bracket|e}} is formed with a curved stroke, and its arm (or ''hasta'') does not connect with the top curve; the height of the arm can also indicate the age of the script (written in a high position, the script is probably early, while an arm written closer to the middle of the curve may indicate a later script).
* {{angle bracket|l}} has a small base, not extending to the right to connect with the next letter.
* {{angle bracket|r}} has a long, curved shoulder {{angle bracket|{{MUFI|ꞃ}}}}<!--?-->, often connecting with the next letter.
* {{angle bracket|s}} resembles (and is the ancestor of) the "[[long s]]" {{angle bracket|ſ}}; in uncial it {{angle bracket|{{MUFI|ꞅ}}}} looks more like {{angle bracket|r}} than {{angle bracket|f}}.

In later uncial scripts, the letters are sometimes drawn haphazardly; for example, {{angle bracket|ll}} runs together at the baseline, bows (for example in {{angle bracket|b}}, {{angle bracket|p}}, {{angle bracket|r}}) do not entirely curve in to touch their stems, and the script is generally not written as cleanly as previously.