Cursive letters / H
Cursive H: capital and lowercase h
Capital cursive H starts with a small wave at the top left, slants down for the left stem, adds a right stem, and finishes with a crossbar that loops around the left stem. Lowercase h climbs from the baseline to a tall loop, comes down to the baseline, retraces partway up, and makes one rounded hump.
Specimen
Capital H and lowercase h in traditional school cursive.
Copy and paste cursive H
Paste-ready script letters for a bio, caption, or text: ℋ 𝒽 𝓗 𝓱. More looks in the cursive generator.
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ℋ𝒽
Bold script
𝓗𝓱
Italic
𝐻ℎ
Bold italic
𝑯𝒉
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How to write H in cursive
Capital H
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Capital H, step by step
- Start a little below the headline with a small wave, then slant straight down to the baseline for the left stem.
- Lift. Start at the headline and slant the right stem down to the baseline, parallel to the first.
- Lift. Draw the crossbar as a flat loop around the left stem at the midline, then run it right across the right stem and stop just past it. The capital does not connect.
The whole capital H in one read
Capital H takes three strokes. Start a little below the headline on the left with a small wave that rises, dips, and reaches the headline, then slant straight down to the baseline for the left stem. Lift. Start the right stem at the headline and slant it down to the baseline, parallel to the first. Lift again. Draw the crossbar as a flat loop: it wraps around the left stem at the midline, runs back across just under the midline, and crosses the right stem, ending a little past it. That short tail does not connect, so the next letter begins with its own lead-in.
Lowercase h
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Lowercase h, step by step
- Start on the baseline and climb to the headline.
- Loop left and come straight down to the baseline, crossing the upstroke just below the midline.
- Retrace up the stem a little more than halfway to the midline, then make one rounded hump down to the baseline.
- Finish with a small upturn to the right.
The whole lowercase h in one read
Lowercase h starts on the baseline with a long upstroke that climbs to the headline. Loop left at the top and come straight down, crossing the upstroke just below the midline and landing on the baseline. Retrace back up the stem a little more than halfway to the midline, then branch off to the right in a rounded hump that reaches the midline and comes straight down to the baseline. Finish with a small upturn to the right. The loop fills the tall space and the hump fills the short space, so h reads as a tall loop with an n-style hump attached.
Join
Joining h to other letters
h into k
Both letters start with the same tall loop, so hk shows two loops side by side. h's small upturn sweeps up from the baseline straight into k's upstroke and climbs to the headline. The second halves are where they differ. h makes a smooth round hump. k comes down its stem, makes a small loop at the midline, and kicks its leg out to the baseline. If k's second half is round, hk reads as hh.
h into e
The exit from h is short and low, so e starts almost at the baseline. The connector rises into e's loop, which peaks just under the midline, curls back left, and comes down to sit on the baseline beside h's hump. Keep e's loop short and round, about the same height as the hump next to it. Stretch it up to the headline and he turns into hl.
h into n
h's exit climbs to the midline and makes a sharp little point where n begins. From that point n drops straight down to the baseline, then makes one hump of its own and ends with an upturn. The word now shows two humps of the same height in a row, one hanging off h's stem and one belonging to n. Do not climb to the headline before n, or hn becomes hh.
Watch for
Common cursive h mistakes
Pinching the hump turns h into k
h and k share the tall loop and the stem. The difference is the second half. h's hump rises from the stem in a smooth arch, goes over at the midline, and comes straight down to the baseline. k pinches in toward the stem with a small loop at the midline, then kicks its leg out. If you pull h's hump back in toward the stem before going down, the letter reads as k, and she starts to look like ske.
A short loop turns h into n
The first loop of h must reach the headline. When writers hurry, the upstroke stops near the midline, the loop shrinks to nothing, and what is left is a stem and a hump that look like n. The word hut then reads as nut. Check the top of the loop against the headline. In a word like has, the h should stand clearly taller than the a and s beside it.
Closing the hump turns h into b
b uses the same tall loop and stem, but its second half is a small closed curve that ends at the midline. h's hump stays open at the bottom: it comes down to the baseline and only then turns up. If you curl the hump back toward the stem and stop at the midline, h turns into b, and hush reads as bush. Let the hump land on the baseline before the upturn.
Free cursive H worksheet
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Cursive H questions
How do you write a capital H in cursive?
Capital H takes three strokes. Start a little below the headline on the left with a small wave that rises, dips, and reaches the headline, then slant straight down to the baseline for the left stem. Lift.
How do you write a lowercase h in cursive?
Lowercase h starts on the baseline with a long upstroke that climbs to the headline. Loop left at the top and come straight down, crossing the upstroke just below the midline and landing on the baseline. Retrace back up the stem a little more than halfway to the midline, then branch off to the right in a rounded hump that reaches the midline and comes straight down to the baseline.
Does cursive capital H connect to the next letter?
No. Capital H 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 h?
Pinching the hump turns h into k. h and k share the tall loop and the stem. The difference is the second half.
Can I copy and paste a cursive H?
Yes. The copy box on this page gives you Unicode script letters (Hh) 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 H worksheet on this page.