[imadfy]

When I handwrite a 7, it has a dash through the middle. Everyone I know does this. Your app doesn't like these; it sees a 3.

[Fifer82]

Really?? It is the opposite here. No one really uses the dash. I like wee differences like this.

[wccrawford]

I wrote it without the dash for most of my childhood, until I found out the dash was a possible way to write it. From then on, nobody ever mistook my 7's for 1's anymore. It was great, since I have really bad handwriting and I'd take all the help I could get not to get things wrong on tests. Zeroes get slashes, too, just for safety.

[eatbitseveryday]

> It is the opposite here. No one really uses the dash.

Who is no one? Where is here?

[kraftman]

I just tried a few 7s with dashes and it got them all, how big a dash do you use?

[wastedhours]

Just tried it with my usual length dash (extending 3/4 along the top line to the left, and about 1/4 out the other side) and it returned a 3. Used a smaller dash and it returned a 7. Exceptionally neat tool though and seriously impressive!

[GordonS]

I use a dash too, but it recognises it OK for me

[Aardwolf]

And when I handwrite a 1 with a serif at the top, it sees it as a 7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_handwriting_variation...

[kmfrk]

For me, it returns a 2.

[mnw21cam]

I would just assume you wrote a 7, realised it was wrong, and crossed it out.

But yes, the recognition isn't 100% accurate. There are quite a few simple "0" shapes that it doesn't get right.