Cursive N

Cursive n has two arches. The printed n has one hump, and that difference is where most misread cursive words begin.

Cursive capital N and lowercase n written on a four-line school ruling

Written in the traditional US school model — the looped, joined cursive of the Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian copybooks, which is the model every sheet on this site is set in.

How to write cursive n

  1. Swing up from the baseline to the midline.
  2. Arch over and come down to the baseline.
  3. Arch over a second time, the same width as the first.
  4. Come down to the baseline and exit to the right.

The capital N

Capital N is a full-height n with one arch instead of two: an entry wave at the top line, one arch, then a stem down to the baseline.

Where it goes wrong

Count them. A third arch makes an m; turn the two arches upside down into valleys and you have written u.

Print the n practice sheet

Printable cursive n practice sheet — first page
Printable n worksheet, US Letter Printable n worksheet, A4

What is on the sheet

  1. Lowercase n
    nnn
    Write three letters n, exactly as in the model. Trace the pale row first, then write the empty rows on your own.
  2. Capital N
    N N N
    Write the capital N three times, with a space between them. Capitals fill the full height from the baseline to the top line.
  3. Words: nine and dinner
    nine dinner
    Write both words as in the model, with a clear space between them. Keep every n the same size and the same slant.
  4. Word: onion
    onion
    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

Cursive F Cursive S Cursive G Cursive J Cursive Z Cursive T Cursive B Cursive R Cursive K Cursive Q Cursive I Cursive L Cursive D Cursive A Cursive H Cursive E Cursive M Cursive P Cursive V Cursive C Cursive X Cursive W Cursive Y Cursive O Cursive U

Check your n against the model

Write the sheet by hand, photograph it, and our AI scores letter formation, spacing and slant against the same model you traced.

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Overcurve Family: n, m, v and x

In the course, n is taught with the letters that share its movement — that is where to go once the shape itself is no longer the problem.

Capital Letters The full cursive course