Cursive h: How to Write a Lowercase h
Watch how a cursive h is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase h in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase h starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Swing up into a tall loop, pull down to the baseline, push back up and make a hump, then finish with an undercurve.
- Join it h 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 hat, hen, fish.
Step by step
Swing up into a tall loop, pull down to the baseline, push back up and make a hump, then finish with an undercurve.
How lowercase h joins
h ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
Common mistake
The hump of h starts on the stem. If it starts too high, h turns into a k.
Practice words
hat, hen, fish. 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 Hh.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase h in cursive?
Swing up into a tall loop, pull down to the baseline, push back up and make a hump, then finish with an undercurve.
Does cursive h connect to the next letter?
h ends with an undercurve on the baseline, and the next letter starts from that undercurve.
What is the most common mistake with cursive h?
The hump of h starts on the stem. If it starts too high, h turns into a k.
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