Studies comparing the differences between writing and typing often don't distinguish between cursive and print, he said. And in studies that do compare the two, the results aren't strong, he said.

“You don’t always have your device wherever you go,” said Sammi Hascher, 9, who has started to use cursive writing in her third grade lessons. “If you want to write a fancy party ...

As writing milestones moved from the standardisation of the Kufic script ... the printing press (1400CE in Europe) and to computer and mobile tech, cursive (handwritten) calligraphy became redundant.

Microsoft Word offers a variety of cursive and handwriting fonts. For this story, ... Script and Handwriting typefaces are also classified as Calligraphy, Fancy, and Decorative.