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Cursive V: capital and lowercase v
Capital cursive V starts just below the headline with a small hook, slants down to a round bottom on the baseline, and climbs to the headline, ending in a small curl. It does not join the next letter. Lowercase v does the same at half height: midline, down to the baseline, back up, and a curl that carries the join.
Specimen
Capital V and lowercase v in traditional school cursive.
Copy and paste cursive V
Paste-ready script letters for a bio, caption, or text: 𝒱 𝓋 𝓥 𝓿. More looks in the cursive generator.
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𝒱𝓋
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𝓥𝓿
Italic
𝑉𝑣
Bold italic
𝑽𝒗
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How to write V in cursive
Capital V
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Capital V, step by step
- Start just below the headline with a small hook that curls up and over to the right.
- Slant down to the baseline and make a round bottom, not a sharp point.
- Climb the right side back up to the headline.
- Finish with a small curl and a short flick to the right. Lift: capital V does not join the next letter.
The whole capital V in one read
Capital V begins just below the headline with a small hook that curls up and over to the right. From the hook, slant down to the baseline. The bottom of this V is round, like a cup, not a sharp printed point. Climb the right side back up to the headline without retracing anything. At the top, finish with a small curl and a short flick to the right. That is the end of the letter. Capital V does not connect: the next letter starts on its own with a lead-in stroke from the baseline, as you can see in Ve and Vr.
Lowercase v
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Lowercase v, step by step
- Start at the midline with a small hook. Inside a word, the join from the previous letter arrives here.
- Slant down to the baseline and round the bottom.
- Climb back up to the midline.
- Make a small curl and flick right along the midline. The next letter attaches here without dipping to the baseline.
The whole lowercase v in one read
Lowercase v is one round valley that ends high. At the start of a word, begin at the midline with a small hook. Slant down to the baseline, round the bottom, and climb back up to the midline. At the top of that climb, make a small curl and flick to the right along the midline. That high finish is the join: the next letter is attached right there, at midline height, and never dips back to the baseline first. Because of that curl, v looks like the first half of u that stopped at the top and turned right. Inside a word, the stroke from the previous letter arrives at the midline, as in over and have.
Join
Joining v to other letters
v into e
In ve, the curl at the top of v runs to the right along the midline and turns straight down into e's loop. e hangs from v at midline height, so its loop is written from the top and then rounds down to the baseline before e's final flick. There is no stroke from the baseline between the two letters. The whole connection happens in the upper half of the writing space, which is why ve looks so compact in very and over.
v into a
In va, the connector leaves v's curl and travels along the midline to the top of a's oval. From there, a goes around to the left and down, counterclockwise, closes back at the midline, and then drops its straight right side to the baseline with a flick. The oval hangs from v's exit like a load on a tow rope. If the connector sags to the baseline first, a gets a stray upstroke on its left side and va reads as via.
v into r
In vr, the connector runs from v's curl along the midline and rises into the small peak at the top of r. r then makes its little shoulder, a short step to the right, before its downstroke falls to the baseline and ends with a flick. The shoulder is short, so the join stays tight. If you start r from the baseline instead, you add an extra upstroke that looks like an undotted i, and vr begins to read as vir.
Watch for
Common cursive v mistakes
Coming back down turns v into u
After v climbs back to the midline, some writers drop down to the baseline again to reach the next letter. That second downstroke makes a second valley, and the letter becomes u. Lowercase v has one valley and ends up high, with the curl. u has two valleys and ends down on the baseline. If you see two points along the midline before the next letter starts, you wrote u. Stop at the top of the climb and turn right.
A dip before the next letter
Because most lowercase letters start with a stroke up from the baseline, learners often add one after v too. The pen drops from v's curl down to the baseline and climbs back up into the next letter. That little extra climb reads as an undotted i, so ve looks like vie and vr looks like vir. After v, the next letter is attached at the midline. Keep the connector level and let it run straight across.
Capital V written as capital U
Capital V ends at the top of its right side with a small curl, and the next letter starts separately. Writers who want every capital to join often bring V's right side back down to the baseline to reach the next letter. That retrace down the right side is exactly how capital U is made, so Ve turns into Ue. Leave V open at the top, lift the pen, and start the next letter with its own lead-in.
Free cursive V worksheet
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Cursive V questions
How do you write a capital V in cursive?
Capital V begins just below the headline with a small hook that curls up and over to the right. From the hook, slant down to the baseline. The bottom of this V is round, like a cup, not a sharp printed point.
How do you write a lowercase v in cursive?
Lowercase v is one round valley that ends high. At the start of a word, begin at the midline with a small hook. Slant down to the baseline, round the bottom, and climb back up to the midline.
Does cursive capital V connect to the next letter?
No. Capital V 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 v?
Coming back down turns v into u. After v climbs back to the midline, some writers drop down to the baseline again to reach the next letter. That second downstroke makes a second valley, and the letter becomes u.
Can I copy and paste a cursive V?
Yes. The copy box on this page gives you Unicode script letters (Vv) 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 V worksheet on this page.