Cursive E: how to write the letter E in cursive
The lowercase cursive e is a small loop between the baseline and the midline: in Zaner-Bloser terms, undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve. It belongs to the undercurve letters (start with a swing up from the baseline) and is one of the easier letters to learn. Below you will find the capital and lowercase E on three-line guides, stroke-by-stroke instructions, practice words, and a free printable worksheet in the same school cursive style.
Lowercase e at a glance
- Strokes
- 1 (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve)
- Starts
- at the baseline
- Ends
- with an undercurve up to the midline
- Family
- undercurve letters
Capital E at a glance
- Strokes
- 1 (downcurve, loop, downcurve, undercurve)
- Starts
- at the below the topline
- Next letter
- joins without lifting the pencil
Capital cursive E
Lowercase cursive e
Free cursive E worksheet
Cursive E practice worksheet
1 page · US Letter, prints on A4 · free
Capital E and lowercase e to trace, copy and write on your own, plus four practice words (egg, eat, ear, every). Three-line guides, standard school cursive.
How to write a lowercase e in cursive
- Start at the baseline. Make an undercurve up to the midline.
- Make a small loop back to the left and slant down to the baseline.
- Make an undercurve up to the midline to join the next letter.
Tip: e is the most common letter in English, so it deserves the most practice. Write rows of "ee ee ee" until the loops match.
How to write a capital E in cursive
- Start just below the topline. Curve down and around to the left to the midline.
- Make a small loop at the midline, then curve down and around to the baseline.
- Make an undercurve up to the midline. The capital E joins the next letter.
The capital E joins the next letter, so names and sentence openers are written in one motion.
Cursive words with the letter e
Practice the e inside real words so the joins become automatic. All of these appear on the worksheet.
Each of these words has its own page with the joins explained: see cursive words.
Common mistakes with the cursive E
- Making the loop so small it fills in and looks like a dot.
- Making the loop too tall so the e reads as an l.
Letters that use the same motion
The e is easier to master alongside letters that start the same way. Practice these together:
Cursive E questions
Does the capital E connect to the next letter in cursive?
Yes. In standard school cursive the capital E ends with an exit stroke that joins the next letter, so a word like "Egg" is written without lifting the pencil.
Where does the lowercase e end?
The lowercase e ends on the baseline with an upward exit stroke. The next letter starts from that stroke, which keeps the whole word connected.
Is the cursive E hard to learn?
The e is one of the easier letters of the cursive alphabet. e is the most common letter in English, so it deserves the most practice. Write rows of "ee ee ee" until the loops match.
Which cursive style is the E shown in?
The letters on this page and in the worksheet use the standard school cursive taught in most US classrooms (the Zaner-Bloser style). D'Nealian cursive differs slightly in slant and in a few capitals, but the strokes described here apply to both.