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Cursive G: capital and lowercase g
Capital cursive G starts on the baseline, climbs to a small loop at the headline, reaches right, rounds the bottom, curls up to the midline, and ends with a long stroke across. Lowercase g is a counterclockwise oval closed at the midline, then a stem that loops left below the line and exits right.
Specimen
Capital G and lowercase g in traditional school cursive.
Copy and paste cursive G
Paste-ready script letters for a bio, caption, or text: 𝒢 ℊ 𝓖 𝓰. More looks in the cursive generator.
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𝒢ℊ
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𝓖𝓰
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𝐺𝑔
Bold italic
𝑮𝒈
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How to write G in cursive
Capital G
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Capital G, step by step
- Start on the baseline at the left. Sweep up and right to the headline and make a small loop, turning left over the top.
- Leave the loop heading right and up to a point just below the headline on the far right.
- Slant down to the baseline, round the bottom, and curl up and left to the midline.
- Turn sharply and pull a long stroke right, just under the midline, across the stem. Stop. The capital does not connect.
The whole capital G in one read
Capital G begins on the baseline, not at the top. From a short lead-in at the left, sweep up and to the right to the headline and make a small, narrow loop there, turning left over the top and coming back down. Leave the loop heading right and up to a point just below the headline on the far right. From that point slant down toward the baseline, round the bottom, and curl up and left to the midline. Turn sharply and pull one long stroke to the right, just under the midline, crossing the rising stroke and the stem and ending past them. The capital stops there and does not connect.
Lowercase g
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Lowercase g, step by step
- Start on the right side of the oval at the midline. Move left over the top, down, around, and back up to close the oval.
- Slant straight down along the right side of the oval, through the baseline, to the descender line.
- Loop left at the bottom, cross the stem just under the baseline, and exit up to the right.
The whole lowercase g in one read
Lowercase g starts on the right side of its oval, at the midline, with no lead-in of its own. Move left over the top, down the left side, around the bottom, and back up to close the oval at the midline. Without lifting, pull a straight slant down along the right side of the oval, through the baseline, to the descender line. Loop left at the bottom and swing back up, crossing the stem just under the baseline. The exit keeps rising to the right. Written alone it is a short tail, but in a word it climbs as high as the next letter needs.
Zaner-Bloser vs D’Nealian
Join
Joining g to other letters
g into a
After the lower loop crosses the stem, the exit climbs up and to the right and runs into the left side of a's oval, a little above the baseline. The two ovals end up nearly the same size and sit side by side. The a then closes at the midline, drops its stem down the right side, and stops on the baseline with a small upturn. Only g's stem crosses the baseline. a's stem stops on it.
g into o
The exit from g rises into the lower left of o, so o seems to grow out of g's crossing point. From there o travels around and closes at the top on the midline, with no stem down its right side. That missing stem is the only thing that separates go from ga. If you pull a straight line down the right side of the second oval, go turns into ga.
g into l
gl has the longest connector of the three. The exit leaves the crossing just under the baseline and keeps rising on one long slant, past the midline, all the way to the headline, where it turns into the top of l's loop. l then comes straight down and stops on the baseline with an upturn. Keep that climb one smooth line. If it stops at the midline and loops, you have written ge.
Watch for
Common cursive g mistakes
Stopping at the baseline turns g into a
The top of g is the same counterclockwise oval as a. The only thing that separates them is how far the stem goes. a stops on the baseline and turns up. g keeps sliding down through the baseline to the descender line before it loops. A g that stops short makes go read as ao. Make the stem below the line about as long as the oval is tall.
Looping the tail right turns g into q
g and q share the same oval and the same straight stem below it. The tail decides which letter it is. g's lower loop swings out to the left and comes back across the stem just under the baseline. q's tail turns the other way, bulging to the right before it closes against the stem. If the bottom of your g points right, readers will see q, especially in a word like egg.
Writing capital G like a C
Many people start capital G at the top and curve left, the way they would write C, then add a bar. This style's G does not work that way. It starts on the baseline, climbs to a small loop at the headline, reaches right, and comes down into a round bottom before the long stroke across. A G started at the top reads as a C with a mark on it, and it will not match the rest of the name.
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Cursive G questions
How do you write a capital G in cursive?
Capital G begins on the baseline, not at the top. From a short lead-in at the left, sweep up and to the right to the headline and make a small, narrow loop there, turning left over the top and coming back down. Leave the loop heading right and up to a point just below the headline on the far right.
How do you write a lowercase g in cursive?
Lowercase g starts on the right side of its oval, at the midline, with no lead-in of its own. Move left over the top, down the left side, around the bottom, and back up to close the oval at the midline. Without lifting, pull a straight slant down along the right side of the oval, through the baseline, to the descender line.
Does cursive capital G connect to the next letter?
No. Capital G ends on its own, so lift the pen and start the next letter with its normal entry stroke.
What is the most common mistake with cursive g?
Stopping at the baseline turns g into a. The top of g is the same counterclockwise oval as a. The only thing that separates them is how far the stem goes.
Can I copy and paste a cursive G?
Yes. The copy box on this page gives you Unicode script letters (Gg) 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 G worksheet on this page.
Is cursive g the same in Zaner-Bloser and D’Nealian?
Lowercase g: Zaner-Bloser starts on the oval with no baseline lead-in. D'Nealian adds a baseline entry stroke. The oval and left descender otherwise match.