Happy fathers day in cursive
"happy fathers day" takes 4 strokes to write in cursive: the letters in one flow, then cross the t. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.
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Happy fathers day in cursive practice sheet
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How to write happy fathers day in cursive
- Start with the h (undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): a tall loop followed by a hump, like an l and an n joined together.
- Swing up into the a (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): a small oval closed at the midline, then a slant down and an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the p (undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve, curve back, undercurve): a long slant below the baseline with a small bowl that closes on the baseline.
- Swing up into the p (undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve, curve back, undercurve): a long slant below the baseline with a small bowl that closes on the baseline.
- Swing up into the y (overcurve, slant, undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve): an overcurve, a slant, an undercurve and a second slant that drops below the baseline into a loop.
- Start with the f (undercurve, loop, slant, loop, undercurve): the only lowercase letter that uses the full range, with a loop above the midline and a loop below the baseline.
- Swing up into the a (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): a small oval closed at the midline, then a slant down and an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the t (undercurve, slant, undercurve; cross): a tall retraced undercurve and slant, shorter than the l, crossed after the word is written.
- Swing up into the h (undercurve, loop, slant, overcurve, slant, undercurve): a tall loop followed by a hump, like an l and an n joined together.
- Swing up into the e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- Swing up into the r (undercurve, slide right, slant, undercurve): an undercurve, a short slide to the right at the midline, then a slant down.
- Swing up into the s (undercurve, curve down, undercurve): an undercurve to the midline, a curve back down that closes on the upstroke, then an undercurve out.
- Start with the d (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): the same oval as a, then an undercurve up to the topline and a slant back down.
- Swing up into the a (downcurve, undercurve, slant, undercurve): a small oval closed at the midline, then a slant down and an undercurve out.
- Swing up into the y (overcurve, slant, undercurve, slant, loop, overcurve): an overcurve, a slant, an undercurve and a second slant that drops below the baseline into a loop.
- After the word, cross the t.
How the letters in happy fathers day connect
- ha h to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the h swings up into the a.
- ap a to p: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the p.
- pp p to p: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the p swings up into the p.
- py p to y: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the p swings up into the y.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- fa f to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the f swings up into the a.
- at a to t: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the t.
- th t to h: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the t swings up into the h.
- he h to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the h swings up into the e.
- er e to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the e swings up into the r.
- rs r to s: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the s.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- da d to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the d swings up into the a.
- ay a to y: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the y.
The letters in happy fathers day
Happy fathers day questions
How many strokes does it take to write happy fathers day in cursive?
4 strokes: 3 continuous runs of letters, then cross the t. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Are all the letters in happy fathers day connected?
Yes. Every join in "happy fathers day" is a baseline join: each letter ends with an upward exit stroke on the baseline and the next letter starts from it. There are no bridge letters (b, o, v, w) in this word.
Is happy fathers day capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "happy fathers day" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Happy Fathers Day is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in happy fathers day?
The f and the r and the s. Practice f right after l and g: the top half is an l, the bottom half is a mirrored g loop. r is the letter most adults get wrong. The slide right is tiny: think of a small step, not a hump. Cursive s is the most searched letter for a reason: it looks nothing like print. Write it as an upstroke with a little belly, not as a snake.