I love you in cursive
"i love you" takes 4 strokes to write in cursive: the letters in one flow, then dot the i. Follow the letter-by-letter steps below and print the free worksheet to trace and copy it.
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Free i love you worksheet
I love you in cursive practice sheet
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How to write i love you in cursive
- Start with the i (undercurve, slant, undercurve; dot): a short undercurve and slant, with the dot added after the word is finished.
- Start with the l (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): one tall loop, the simplest tall letter.
- Swing up into the o (downcurve, undercurve, checkstroke): a closed oval that ends with a checkstroke at the midline.
- From the checkstroke of the o, write the v (overcurve, slant, undercurve, checkstroke): an overcurve down to the baseline and back up, ending with a checkstroke at the midline.
- From the checkstroke of the v, write the e (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): a small loop between the baseline and the midline.
- Start with 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.
- Swing up into the o (downcurve, undercurve, checkstroke): a closed oval that ends with a checkstroke at the midline.
- From the checkstroke of the o, write the u (undercurve, slant, undercurve, slant, undercurve): two undercurves side by side, the opposite motion of the n.
- After the word, dot the i.
How the letters in i love you connect
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- lo l to o: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the l swings up into the o.
- ov o to v: a checkstroke join. The o ends at the midline, so the v starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
- ve v to e: a checkstroke join. The v ends at the midline, so the e starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
- Lift the pencil and leave a gap about the width of an o before the next word.
- yo y to o: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the y swings up into the o.
- ou o to u: a checkstroke join. The o ends at the midline, so the u starts from the top instead of from the baseline.
The letters in i love you
I love you questions
How many strokes does it take to write i love you in cursive?
4 strokes: 3 continuous runs of letters, then dot the i. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Which letters in i love you are joined at the midline?
The o, v. These letters end with a short bridge stroke at the midline, so the next letter starts from the top rather than from the baseline. That is what makes "i love you" look different from a word with only baseline joins.
Is i love you capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "i love you" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form I Love You is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
Is i love you an easy word to write in cursive?
Yes. None of its letters (i, l, o, v, e, y, u) is among the tricky ones (r, s, f, k, b), which makes "i love you" a good early practice word.