Iris in cursive
"Iris" takes 3 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.
Free Iris worksheet
Iris in cursive practice sheet
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How to write Iris in cursive
- Start with a capital I (overcurve, curve down, curve up, curve right). Start at the baseline. Curve over to the topline and curve down to the baseline in one tall sweep.
- Lift the pencil after the I, then write 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 i (undercurve, slant, undercurve; dot): a short undercurve and slant, with the dot added after the word is finished.
- 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.
- After the word, dot the i.
How the letters in Iris connect
- Ir The capital I stands alone. Lift the pencil and start the r fresh on the baseline.
- ri r to i: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the i.
- is i to s: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the i swings up into the s.
The letters in Iris
Iris questions
How many strokes does it take to write Iris in cursive?
3 strokes: 2 continuous runs of letters, because a capital that stands alone forces a pencil lift, then dot the i. Inside a word the pencil stays on the paper; dots and crosses are added once the word is finished.
Are all the letters in Iris connected?
Yes. Every join in "Iris" 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 Iris capitalized in cursive?
Yes. Iris is a name, so it always starts with a capital I. The capital I stands alone: lift the pencil after it.
What is the hardest letter in Iris?
The r and the s. 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.