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Left-Handers Are Better at Mirror-Writing Than Right-Handers

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06.03.2026

Mirror writing means writing in mirror-reversed script.

Letters are left-right flipped and sentences need to be read right-to-left.

Mirror-writing is typically carried out with the left hand to avoid smudging ink.

Studies show that left-handers are better than right-handers at mirror-writing.

Are left-handers better at mirror-writing than right-handers?

Recently, a reader of this blog emailed me that she was left-handed and had noticed that she was much better at mirror-writing than anybody else she knew. She therefore wanted to know whether there is any scientific evidence that left-handers are better at mirror-writing than right-handers.

Mirror writing means writing in mirror-reversed script, so that letters are left-right flipped and sentences need to be read right-to-left, not left-to-right. The text only appears normal when looked at in a mirror. Mirror writing sometimes occurs in children who are learning to write, but........

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