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---
language:
- de
license: afl-3.0
task_categories:
- image-to-text
dataset_info:
features:
- name: image
dtype: image
- name: text
dtype: string
splits:
- name: train
num_bytes: 3795163553.91
num_examples: 10854
download_size: 1796789422
dataset_size: 3795163553.91
configs:
- config_name: default
data_files:
- split: train
path: data/train-*
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
---
# German handwriting
This dataset contains German handwriting images and corresponding text labels. In total, the dataset contains around 10,000 entries with handwriting from 15 different people.
The data was created with the help of transcripts from school and university.
The dataset was created as part of a handwriting recognition project at the FH-SWF.
## How to use:
```python
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset('fhswf/german_handwriting')
```