Lowercase Cursive Alphabet
All 26 lowercase letters. Tap one to watch it being written and to print its own worksheet.
Every letter, with its stroke count
a · 1 strokeb · 1 strokec · 1 stroked · 1 strokee · 1 strokef · 1 strokeg · 1 strokeh · 1 strokei · 2 strokesj · 2 strokesk · 1 strokel · 1 strokem · 1 stroken · 1 strokeo · 1 strokep · 1 strokeq · 1 stroker · 1 strokes · 1 stroket · 2 strokesu · 1 strokev · 1 strokew · 1 strokex · 2 strokesy · 1 strokez · 1 stroke
Letter families
- Oval letters (a, c, d, g, o, q): Start just under the midline at the top right of an oval and travel counterclockwise, up and over to the left first.
- Loop letters (b, e, f, h, k, l): Sweep up from the baseline into a loop, then come back down through the crossing point.
- Down-stroke letters (i, j, t, u, w, y): Start at the top of the letter and pull a slanted stroke down to the baseline.
- Hump letters (m, n, v, x, z): Start with a small hook at the midline, then roll over the top into a hump or slant.
- Swing-up letters (p, r, s): Swing up from the baseline to a sharp peak, then come back down.
See the uppercase cursive alphabet or the full alphabet chart.
Lowercase alphabet tracing sheet
Paper
Choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog to keep a copy. Trace the light rows, then write on your own in the empty rows.
Questions
How many lowercase cursive letters are there?
26, and every one of them joins to every other lowercase letter.
Which lowercase cursive letters are hardest?
r, s and z look least like print, and b, o, v and w need a high bridge join to the next letter.