How to Fold an Origami Three-Cornered Note

Easy level, 6 steps. Traditional. Earliest record: a letter of 1826 (Folger Shakespeare Library).

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All 6 steps

Step 1. Start with a letter half again as tall as it is wide. Fold the bottom left corner up to the right edge.
Step 2. Fold the bottom right corner up over the triangle, so the bottom becomes a point.
Step 3. Fold the top left corner down.
Step 4. Fold the top right corner down. The top is now a point too.
Step 5. Fold the top point down and tuck it into the pocket of the lower triangle.
Step 6. Turn the note over.
Done. The three-cornered note. Write the address on this side.