Cursive b: How to Write a Lowercase b
Watch how a cursive b is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase b in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase b starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Swing up into a tall loop that reaches the top line, pull down to the baseline, curve up and around to the midline and finish with a short swing to the right.
- Join it b is one of four letters (b, o, v, w) that end at the midline. The next letter joins with a short line across the midline instead of a swing up from the baseline, which changes how letters like e, r and s begin.
- Practise Print the sheet: trace the model, then the dotted copies, then the words ball, bed, bus.
Step by step
Swing up into a tall loop that reaches the top line, pull down to the baseline, curve up and around to the midline and finish with a short swing to the right.
How lowercase b joins
b is one of four letters (b, o, v, w) that end at the midline. The next letter joins with a short line across the midline instead of a swing up from the baseline, which changes how letters like e, r and s begin.
Common mistake
b ends at the midline, not the baseline, so the next letter joins with a short line across the middle.
Practice words
ball, bed, bus. Write each word without lifting the pencil, then go back to dot i and j and cross t and x.
See the full cursive alphabet, or compare with print letter Bb.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase b in cursive?
Swing up into a tall loop that reaches the top line, pull down to the baseline, curve up and around to the midline and finish with a short swing to the right.
Does cursive b connect to the next letter?
b is one of four letters (b, o, v, w) that end at the midline. The next letter joins with a short line across the midline instead of a swing up from the baseline, which changes how letters like e, r and s begin.
What is the most common mistake with cursive b?
b ends at the midline, not the baseline, so the next letter joins with a short line across the middle.
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