Cursive v: How to Write a Lowercase v
Watch how a cursive v is written, then print a sheet to practise it alone and joined in words.
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How to write lowercase v in cursive
- Watch the animation See where lowercase v starts and the order of its strokes.
- Follow the strokes Make a small upstroke, curve down to the baseline, curve up to the midline and finish with a short swing at the midline.
- Join it v 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 van, vet, five.
Step by step
Make a small upstroke, curve down to the baseline, curve up to the midline and finish with a short swing at the midline.
How lowercase v joins
v 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
v ends at the midline, so the next letter joins with a short line across the middle.
Practice words
van, vet, five. 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 Vv.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write lowercase v in cursive?
Make a small upstroke, curve down to the baseline, curve up to the midline and finish with a short swing at the midline.
Does cursive v connect to the next letter?
v 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 v?
v ends at the midline, so the next letter joins with a short line across the middle.
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