Cursive I: capital I and lowercase i in cursive
Here is I in cursive, uppercase and lowercase, with a printable practice sheet. The sheet traces capital I, lowercase i, the name Isla, and the word fish so you can see how i joins other letters.
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Capital I in cursive
Capital I in this model looks much like a print I with curved bars: a wavy top bar, a slanted stem, and a sweeping base stroke.
Lowercase i in cursive
Lowercase i is a short slanted stroke with a dot above it. It begins and ends with small connecting strokes.
Joining i to other letters
Lowercase i finishes with an exit stroke at the baseline that runs into the next letter. Trace fish to see the connection, then try the word on the blank copy line.
Many school cursive alphabets write capital I as a large loop that looks quite different from print. If that is the learner’s model, use this sheet mainly for lowercase i. Add the dot after the whole word is written, as many teachers suggest.
About this cursive model
These models use Dancing Script, an open-license connected script font. It is not D’Nealian, Zaner-Bloser, or Handwriting Without Tears cursive, and it has no stroke-order arrows or numbered starting points. Shapes vary between programs, so compare this I with the learner’s classroom chart. For the differences between school styles, read the handwriting styles guide.
Want the print letter instead? Use the letter I tracing worksheet.
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Cursive I questions
What does a capital I look like in cursive?
Capital I in this model looks much like a print I with curved bars: a wavy top bar, a slanted stem, and a sweeping base stroke.
How do you write a lowercase i in cursive?
Lowercase i is a short slanted stroke with a dot above it. It begins and ends with small connecting strokes. Trace the model on this sheet a few times, then try it on the blank copy line.
Is this the I my child’s school teaches?
Maybe not exactly. These models use Dancing Script, an open-license connected script font. It is not D’Nealian, Zaner-Bloser, or Handwriting Without Tears cursive, and it has no stroke-order arrows or numbered starting points. Compare the shapes with the class chart and follow the school’s model where they differ.
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