Cursive J

How to write cursive j

1. Swing up from the baseline to the midline.
2. Pull straight down, past the baseline, to the bottom line.
3. Loop to the left, come back up through the baseline crossing the stem, and exit to the right.
4. Write the rest of the word, then go back and dot the j about halfway between the midline and the top line.

The capital J

Capital J loops above the midline as well as below it: up to the top line, back down past the baseline and round to the left. It is one of the few capitals that descends.

Print the j practice sheet

What is on the sheet

1. Lowercase j
   jjj
   Write three letters j, exactly as in the model. Trace the pale row first, then write the empty rows on your own.
2. Capital J
   J J J
   Write the capital J three times, with a space between them. Capitals fill the full height from the baseline to the top line.
3. Words: jazz and jump
   jazz jump
   Write both words as in the model, with a clear space between them. Keep every j the same size and the same slant.
4. Word: juice
   juice
   Write the word in one movement where you can, then go back for any dots and crossbars.

Print at 100% on US Letter — not “fit to page”. The ruling is classroom size, and scaling the page down makes every letter the wrong size; the 10 cm scale at the foot of the sheet is there to check against. Every block gives you a model row in full ink, a pale row to trace over and empty ruled rows of your own.

All twenty-six on one page: the cursive alphabet chart.

The other letters