Heart in cursive
"heart" takes 2 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.
Lowercase
Capitalized
Free heart worksheet
Heart in cursive practice sheet
1 page · US Letter, prints on A4 · free
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How to write heart 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 e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- 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 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 t (undercurve, slant, undercurve; cross): a tall retraced undercurve and slant, shorter than the l, crossed after the word is written.
- After the word, cross the t.
How the letters in heart connect
- he h to e: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the h swings up into the e.
- ea e to a: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the e swings up into the a.
- ar a to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the a swings up into the r.
- rt r to t: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the t.
The letters in heart
Heart questions
How many strokes does it take to write heart in cursive?
2 strokes: one continuous stroke for the 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 heart connected?
Yes. Every join in "heart" 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 heart capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "heart" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Heart is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in heart?
The r. r is the letter most adults get wrong. The slide right is tiny: think of a small step, not a hump.