(CNN) -- For many, typing has long overtaken handwriting as their primary word and sentence creation method. So much so that some schools no longer teach cursive. But now, Google is bringing some good old fashioned handwriting back to modern communication, adding new handwriting input tools to Gmail and Google Docs. Those tools now allow you to write out what you want to say with a mousepad or cursor and Google will do its best to create a typed version of your words. The input box will show the most likely matches for your word, so below your handwritten "cats" it might display this list of possible words: cats, rats, Cats, oats, and carts. Click on the right one and keep on writing.
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Google has added a tool that reads your handwriting and turns it into text
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The new input option is available on Gmail and Google Docs
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It's aimed at languages where drawing a character might be easier than typing it on a keyboard
Gmail users can get the new tool in more than 50 languages, @placeholder users in more than 20.