 In some forms of cursive, the distinction between and may become elusive because both are written in the shapes of either "m" or "ɯ".To alleviate this case of ambiguity, a horizontal bar can be written above the character (like "m̅" or rarely "ɯ̅") if it is , or below (like "ɯ̲" or rarely "m̲") if it is .Also, writing in its printed form (the "T" shape) rather than its usual "m" shape is common.