Learn capital D and lowercase d in cursive. Capital D is one large rounded bowl with a small loop at the base, and lowercase d is an oval with a tall stem.
These steps follow the traditional school letters shown above. Other handwriting systems may form D differently, so stay consistent with the style you are learning.
Capital D in cursive
Begin at the top with a small curve and pull the stem down to the baseline.
Make a small loop at the bottom left where the stem meets the baseline.
Sweep right along the baseline, up around the large bowl, and over to close at the top.
Lowercase d in cursive
Start at the midline and curve left and down into a small oval, as in lowercase a.
Close the oval, then keep going straight up to the top line.
Pull back down over the same line to the baseline and curve into the exit stroke.
Common mistakes with cursive D
Adding a loop to the tall stem of lowercase d, which makes it read like cl.
Stopping the stem at the midline, so d looks like an a.
Leaving the capital bowl open at the top, which makes D look like a large C.
Common cursive d connections
da
de
di
do
dr
Words that start with D in cursive
dream
day
dance
door
Cursive D copy and paste
Click a character to copy it. These are Unicode characters, so they work in bios and messages but look different from the handwriting above. For a whole word, use the cursive generator.
Free cursive D worksheet
Trace the pair on each line, then write it yourself on the empty line below. Print it at full page size.
