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For an individual, the order of initials is the first name, last name, and middle name. The last name initial (center) is larger than those on either side.

A traditional 3 letter monogram is the person's first name initial on the left, the last name initial in the middle & larger, and the middle name initial on the right. If the monogram is for a married woman, it has been traditional to substitute her maiden name initial for her middle name initial on the right.

The standard three-letter monogram order places a larger last name initial in the center, with the first and middle initials in the same but smaller font, one on either side. Therefore, the monogram letters for Fannie Lou Hamer would be FLH, or more accurately FHL, with the H larger in the center.

Traditionally, a monogram reads First Name Initial, Last Name Initial, Middle Name or Maiden Name Initial. With the Last Name Initial being the larger Middle Initial.

For an individual, the order of initials is the first name, last name, and middle name. The last name initial (center) is larger than those on either side.

One of the most common ways to monogram a name with four letters is to have all four letters in a row in order "First," "Middle," "Middle," "Last," or, for example, "MSXW." For this type of monogram, sometimes called a "block" monogram, all the letters are the same size and are usually in an unembellished font.

First, middle, last; with all initials being the same size is the most traditional style. But a stacked monogram is another nice option, where the first initial is stacked on the middle initial and the last initial is large to the right.