Cursive y: How to Write a Lowercase y
Watch how a cursive y is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase y in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase y starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Make an upstroke, curve down and up like u, pull down below the baseline and loop back up.
- Join it y 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 yak, yes, toy.
Step by step
Make an upstroke, curve down and up like u, pull down below the baseline and loop back up.
How lowercase y joins
y ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
Common mistake
Cursive y is a u with a tail loop; keep the loop narrow.
Practice words
yak, yes, toy. 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 Yy.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase y in cursive?
Make an upstroke, curve down and up like u, pull down below the baseline and loop back up.
Does cursive y connect to the next letter?
y ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
What is the most common mistake with cursive y?
Cursive y is a u with a tail loop; keep the loop narrow.
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