The Gothic term to designate commonly the German characters should not induce us to any kind of error. The fractionated writing is not of German origin, although its monopoly in our days. The Latin character reproduces the 11 Th century minuscule letter. In the Middle Age, in all countries, the German first printers choose for model the form that the minuscule earned. The copyist started to break letters harmonious curves and its angular aspect that characterises the German characters actually. The technical name for this kind of writing is precisely the fractionated writing.