Cursive H: how to write the letter H in cursive
The lowercase cursive h is a tall loop followed by a hump, like an l and an n joined together: in Zaner-Bloser terms, undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve. It belongs to the undercurve letters (start with a swing up from the baseline) and is a medium-difficulty letters to learn. Below you will find the capital and lowercase H on three-line guides, stroke-by-stroke instructions, practice words, and a free printable worksheet in the same school cursive style.
Lowercase h at a glance
- Strokes
- 1 (undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve)
- Starts
- at the baseline
- Ends
- with an undercurve up to the midline
- Family
- undercurve letters
Capital H at a glance
- Strokes
- 2 (curve forward, slant; curve back, slant, undercurve, curve right)
- Starts
- at the topline
- Next letter
- joins without lifting the pencil
Capital cursive H
Lowercase cursive h
Free cursive H worksheet
Cursive H practice worksheet
1 page · US Letter, prints on A4 · free
Capital H and lowercase h to trace, copy and write on your own, plus four practice words (hat, hen, hop, home). Three-line guides, standard school cursive.
How to write a lowercase h in cursive
- Start at the baseline. Make an undercurve up to the topline.
- Make a loop back to the left and slant down to the baseline.
- Curve over to the midline and slant down again to the baseline to make the hump.
- Make an undercurve up to the midline to join the next letter.
Tip: Say "loop, down, hump, out". The hump of the h should match the humps of your n and m.
How to write a capital H in cursive
- Stroke 1: start at the topline, curve forward and slant down to the baseline.
- Stroke 2: start again at the topline to the right, curve back and slant down to the baseline.
- Make an undercurve up to the midline and curve right through the first stem. The capital H joins the next letter.
The capital H joins the next letter, so names and sentence openers are written in one motion.
Cursive words with the letter h
Practice the h 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 H
- Making the hump as tall as the loop.
- Leaving a gap between the slant and the hump instead of retracing.
Letters that use the same motion
The h is easier to master alongside letters that start the same way. Practice these together:
Cursive H questions
Does the capital H connect to the next letter in cursive?
Yes. In standard school cursive the capital H ends with an exit stroke that joins the next letter, so a word like "Hat" is written without lifting the pencil.
Where does the lowercase h end?
The lowercase h 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 H hard to learn?
The h is a medium-difficulty letters of the cursive alphabet. Say "loop, down, hump, out". The hump of the h should match the humps of your n and m.
Which cursive style is the H 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.