Cursive k: How to Write a Lowercase k
Watch how a cursive k is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase k in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase k starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Swing up into a tall loop, pull down to the baseline, go back up and make a small loop to the right at the middle, then kick out to the baseline.
- Join it k ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
- Practise Print the sheet: trace the model, then the dotted copies, then the words kite, king, book.
Step by step
Swing up into a tall loop, pull down to the baseline, go back up and make a small loop to the right at the middle, then kick out to the baseline.
How lowercase k joins
k ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
Common mistake
The small loop of k sits at the midline; without it k looks like h.
Practice words
kite, king, book. 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 Kk.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase k in cursive?
Swing up into a tall loop, pull down to the baseline, go back up and make a small loop to the right at the middle, then kick out to the baseline.
Does cursive k connect to the next letter?
k ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
What is the most common mistake with cursive k?
The small loop of k sits at the midline; without it k looks like h.
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