Yours truly in cursive
"yours truly" takes 3 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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Yours truly in cursive practice sheet
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How to write yours truly in cursive
- 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.
- 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 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 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 u (undercurve, slant, undercurve, slant, undercurve): two undercurves side by side, the opposite motion of the n.
- Swing up into the l (undercurve, loop, slant, undercurve): one tall loop, the simplest tall letter.
- 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 yours truly connect
- 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.
- ur u to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the u 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.
- tr t to r: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the t swings up into the r.
- ru r to u: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the r swings up into the u.
- ul u to l: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the u swings up into the l.
- ly l to y: an undercurve join. The exit stroke of the l swings up into the y.
The letters in yours truly
Yours truly questions
How many strokes does it take to write yours truly in cursive?
3 strokes: 2 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.
Which letters in yours truly are joined at the midline?
The o. This letter ends 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 "yours truly" look different from a word with only baseline joins.
Is yours truly capitalized in cursive?
Only at the start of a sentence or in a title. In running text "yours truly" is written in lowercase, all letters joined. The capitalized form Yours Truly is shown above for sentence openers and headings.
What is the hardest letter in yours truly?
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.