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Cursive E: capital and lowercase e
To write cursive E, start under the headline on the right, curve over and down to a short point at the midline, then swing a bigger curve down to the baseline and up into the next letter. Lowercase e starts on the baseline, rises to the midline, loops left over the top, and comes down to exit with an upturn.
Specimen
Capital E and lowercase e in traditional school cursive.
Copy and paste cursive E
Paste-ready script letters for a bio, caption, or text: ℰ ℯ 𝓔 𝓮. More looks in the cursive generator.
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ℰℯ
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𝓔𝓮
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𝐸𝑒
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𝑬𝒆
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How to write E in cursive
Capital E
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Capital E, step by step
- Start just below the headline on the right. Curve up, over the top, and down the left side toward the midline.
- At the midline, turn back right and end in a short, flat point. There is no loop at the waist.
- Retrace a little to the left, then swing a larger curve down to the baseline and around to the right.
- Finish with an upturn that sweeps into the next letter.
The whole capital E in one read
Capital E looks like a backward 3. Start just below the headline on the right and curve up, over the top, and down the left side toward the midline. At the midline the curve turns back to the right and ends in a short, flat point. Retrace a little to the left from that point, then swing a larger curve down to the baseline and around to the right. Standing alone, it ends with a short upturn. In a word, the end sweeps up into the next letter, so the capital connects. The bottom curve is wider than the top one, and there is no loop at the waist.
Lowercase e
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Lowercase e, step by step
- Start on the baseline with a long, low lead-in and rise at a slant to the midline.
- Curve left over the top and come down the left side, crossing the lead-in near the baseline to form a small loop.
- Curve right along the baseline and finish with a short upturn.
The whole lowercase e in one read
Lowercase e starts on the baseline with a long, low lead-in from the left. Rise at a slant to the midline, curve left over the top, and come down the left side in a fairly straight line, crossing the lead-in close to the baseline so a small loop forms. At the bottom, curve right along the baseline and finish with a short upturn. The loop is the heart of the letter: it should be clearly open, reach the midline, and stop there.
Zaner-Bloser vs D’Nealian
Join
Joining e to other letters
e into l
e's exit becomes the up stroke of l and just keeps going, at the same slant, all the way to the headline. There l turns left into a tall, narrow loop and comes straight down to the baseline, ending in an upturn. The two letters are built with the same moves, so height does all the work: e's loop stops at the midline, and l's loop reaches the headline.
e into o
Into o the exit is short and low. It curves up from the bottom of e and meets o's left side about halfway up, rather than climbing to the midline first. o is then written as a round, closed oval from the top, counterclockwise. The two shapes differ in one way worth watching: e is an open loop with a fairly straight left side, and o is fully round.
e into t
e's exit climbs into the up stroke of t, which rises above the midline but stops well short of the headline. Come straight back down that line to the baseline, finish with an upturn, then add a short, flat crossbar across the stem at the midline. Without the bar, et looks like a shortened el, so cross the t before you move on.
Watch for
Common cursive e mistakes
A loop that grows into l
e and l are made with the same moves: up, left over the top, and down. The only difference is height. If the loop of e grows toward the headline, the letter becomes l, and see can read as sll. Stop the loop at the midline, about half the height of an l, and let the tall loops belong to l alone.
A closed loop reads as an undotted i
When the up stroke and the down stroke of e run on top of each other, the loop disappears and all that is left is a short slanted stroke. That is i without its dot, so eel starts to look like iil. Leave a clear, open eye in the loop. It helps to carry the up stroke a little further right before turning over the top.
Starting at the midline makes c
If you skip the lead-in and start e at the top, curving left and down, the stroke never crosses itself and the letter is c. The loop only forms because the lead-in rises from below first. Begin e on the baseline, or on the exit of the letter before it, and let that rising stroke carry you up into the loop.
Free cursive E worksheet
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Cursive E questions
How do you write a capital E in cursive?
Capital E looks like a backward 3. Start just below the headline on the right and curve up, over the top, and down the left side toward the midline. At the midline the curve turns back to the right and ends in a short, flat point.
How do you write a lowercase e in cursive?
Lowercase e starts on the baseline with a long, low lead-in from the left. Rise at a slant to the midline, curve left over the top, and come down the left side in a fairly straight line, crossing the lead-in close to the baseline so a small loop forms. At the bottom, curve right along the baseline and finish with a short upturn.
Does cursive capital E connect to the next letter?
Yes. In traditional cursive the capital E carries its last stroke into the next lowercase letter, so a word like "Eel" is written without lifting after the capital.
What is the most common mistake with cursive e?
A loop that grows into l. e and l are made with the same moves: up, left over the top, and down. The only difference is height.
Can I copy and paste a cursive E?
Yes. The copy box on this page gives you Unicode script letters (Ee) that paste into bios, captions, and messages. They look like cursive but are a font-style symbol, not handwriting. For a printed sheet, use the free E worksheet on this page.
Is cursive e the same in Zaner-Bloser and D’Nealian?
D'Nealian e has a curved back like c and o. Zaner-Bloser e has a straight back like l; slant is taught off that back. Uppercase E: Zaner-Bloser adds a tiny downstroke from the headline; D'Nealian starts slightly below the headline.