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Cursive W: capital and lowercase w
Capital cursive W starts just below the headline with a small hook, dips to the baseline twice, and ends at the headline with a curl. Its middle point stops below the headline, and it does not join. Lowercase w starts at the midline, makes two round valleys, and ends at the midline with a curl that carries the join.
Specimen
Capital W and lowercase w in traditional school cursive.
Copy and paste cursive W
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𝒲𝓌
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𝓦𝔀
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𝑊𝑤
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𝑾𝒘
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How to write W in cursive
Capital W
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Capital W, 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, round the bottom, and climb to a middle point between the midline and the headline.
- Retrace down to the baseline, round the second bottom, and climb the right side to the headline.
- Finish with a small curl and a short flick to the right. Lift: capital W does not join the next letter.
The whole capital W in one read
Capital W begins just below the headline with a small hook that curls up and over to the right. Slant down to the baseline and round the bottom. Climb to a middle point that stops partway, between the midline and the headline. Retrace straight down from that point to the baseline, round the second bottom, and climb the right side all the way to the headline. Finish with a small curl and a short flick to the right. So the two outer tops are tall and the middle one is shorter. Capital W does not connect: in We and Wr, the next letter starts with its own stroke up from the baseline.
Lowercase w
Watch the pen. Each number appears where its step starts; the steps below match.
Lowercase w, step by step
- Start at the midline. Inside a word, the join from the previous letter arrives here.
- Slant down to the baseline, round the bottom, and climb to a sharp point at the midline.
- Retrace down, round the second bottom, and climb to the midline a third time.
- Make a small curl and flick right along the midline. The next letter attaches here.
The whole lowercase w in one read
Lowercase w is two round valleys with three points along the midline. At the start of a word, begin at the midline. Slant down to the baseline, round the bottom, and climb back to a sharp point at the midline. Retrace down that slant, round the second bottom, and climb to the midline a third time. At the top of that last climb, make a small curl and flick to the right. The curl is where the next letter attaches, at midline height. Think of w as u that climbs back up at the end instead of finishing on the baseline. Inside a word, the join from the previous letter arrives at the first point, as in two.
Zaner-Bloser vs D’Nealian
Join
Joining w to other letters
w into e
In we, the curl on w's third point leads right along the midline and turns down into e's loop. The loop hangs from that height and is written from the top, then e rounds down to the baseline and ends with a flick. Nothing touches the baseline between the last valley of w and the bottom of e. The word we is two letters and one lift at the very end, which makes it a good first word for practicing this join.
w into a
In wa, the connector leaves w's curl and runs along the midline to the top of a's oval. a then circles counterclockwise, down the left side and back up, closes at the midline, and pulls its straight right side down to the baseline. So after w's two round valleys you get a closed oval with a stem. If the connector sags to the baseline before a, the extra upstroke reads as an undotted i and wa looks like wia.
w into r
In wr, the connector rises from w's curl into the small peak at the top of r. r makes its short shoulder to the right, then drops straight to the baseline and flicks out. The peak of r sits a touch above the midline, so the join tilts slightly upward. If you climb a fourth time instead of making r's shoulder, you have added another point to w, and the word starts to look like it holds uu or an extra w.
Watch for
Common cursive w mistakes
Finishing on the baseline turns w into u plus a stroke
Lowercase w ends at the midline with a curl. Lowercase u ends on the baseline with a flick. If you bring w's last stroke back down to reach the next letter, you add a third valley, and readers see u followed by a stray i or u. Count the points along the midline: w has three, and the join leaves from the third one. The words wow and two are good checks because the w sits right next to o.
One valley short: w becomes v
In a hurry, writers sometimes make only one valley, climb to the midline, and add the curl. That is v. The two letters share the same curl and the same high exit, so the only difference is the number of valleys: v has one and w has two. If a word like was reads as vas, count the round bottoms on the baseline. w needs two before the curl.
Capital W with a tall middle, or a join
Capital W's middle point stops below the headline, shorter than the two outer tops. Pushing it all the way up makes W look like two capital U shapes stuck together. The other common slip is bringing the right side back down to the baseline so W can join the next letter. That extra retrace is how capital U ends, so We reads as UUe. Capital W ends at the top with a curl, and you lift.
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Cursive W questions
How do you write a capital W in cursive?
Capital W begins just below the headline with a small hook that curls up and over to the right. Slant down to the baseline and round the bottom. Climb to a middle point that stops partway, between the midline and the headline.
How do you write a lowercase w in cursive?
Lowercase w is two round valleys with three points along the midline. At the start of a word, begin at the midline. Slant down to the baseline, round the bottom, and climb back to a sharp point at the midline.
Does cursive capital W connect to the next letter?
No. Capital W 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 w?
Finishing on the baseline turns w into u plus a stroke. Lowercase w ends at the midline with a curl. Lowercase u ends on the baseline with a flick.
Can I copy and paste a cursive W?
Yes. The copy box on this page gives you Unicode script letters (Ww) 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 W worksheet on this page.
Is cursive w the same in Zaner-Bloser and D’Nealian?
Zaner-Bloser's inner undercurves on w (the valleys between the midline points) match the letter-to-letter connectors. D'Nealian's inner undercurves do not; they look like a different stroke from the joins.