# DAN: a Segmentation-free Document Attention Network for Handwritten Document Recognition This repository allows to use the DAN model, a ***Segmentation-free Document Attention Network for Handwritten Document Recognition***. Both training and inference are possible using the multiple commands exposed.  The model uses a character-level attention to handle slanted lines:  Click [here](original_paper.md) to learn more about the model and how it fares against SOTA models. [Get started with DAN](get_started/index.md) now!