INTRODUCTION TO

LETTERING
AND
NUMBERING.
BY: MS. HOUSLIN
GRADE: 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUES
TEXT IN ENGINEERING
DRAWINGS
• TEXT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
A TECHNICAL DRAWING. NOT
ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED
ON TECHNICAL DRAWINGS CAN
BE COMMUNICATED
GRAPHICALLY.
• SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS ARE
USED TO CREATE TEXT. THE
TRADITIONAL METHOD IS
FREEHAND LETTERING. OTHER
METHODS INCLUDE
MECHANICAL LETTERING AS
SCRIBER TEMPLATE.
TYPES OF LETTERING
ANSI (AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTE) RECOGNIZES THE USE OF SINGLE-
STROKE GOTHIC LETTERS
LETTERS ARE FORMED USING A SERIES OF
STROKES,
TYPICALLY ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ARE USED
MOST COMMON LETTERING ON ENGINEERING
DRAWINGS:
VERTICAL, UPPERCASE, GOTHIC
LETTERING

• FREE HAND LETTERING

SHOULD BE DONE USING
CAPITAL LETTERS. THE MAIN
REASON FOR THIS IS TO
FACILITATE LEGIBILITY AND
CLARITY IN STUDENT WORK.
SINGLE-STROKE VERTICAL
UPPERCASE LETTERS

AB C
4 2

1 2 3
1 1
5

2
1 3
3 1
2
1
1 2
2