the greek alphabet is very pretty in a way that the roman alphabet isn't, and yet I wonder if that's just because we don't speak greek and can't fluently read it

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lowercase λ is still one of the most satisfying characters to write, though

@Felthry So is lowercase ξ. It's got a nice rhythm to it. Line-C curve-S curve.

@dodec Uppercase Ξ barely even looks like it belongs in a Western alphabet, though.

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