Capital L in cursive
- Start below the top line and curve up and over into a small top loop.
- Come down the slant to the baseline and make a small loop at the bottom left.
- Sweep right along the baseline in a long, gentle curve.
Cursive L: Capital and Lowercase L in Cursive
Learn capital L and lowercase l in cursive. Capital L has loops at the top and the base, and lowercase l is a single tall, narrow loop.
How to write L in cursive
These steps follow the traditional school letters shown above. Other handwriting systems may form L differently, so stay consistent with the style you are learning.
Lowercase l in cursive
- Sweep up on a slant from the baseline to the top line.
- Round over a narrow top and come straight back down, crossing the upstroke.
- Curve along the baseline into the exit stroke.
Common mistakes with cursive L
- Making the loop wide and round, which can make l look like a tall e.
- Stopping below the top line, which makes l look like a large e.
- Writing capital L too tall and narrow, so its base loop disappears.
Common cursive l connections
- la
- le
- li
- lo
- ly
Words that start with L in cursive
- letter
- light
- love
- little
Cursive L 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 L worksheet
Trace the pair on each line, then write it yourself on the empty line below. Print it at full page size.
Open the L worksheet tool to change lines, size, and trace style →- Traditional school cursive font
- Three-line handwriting guides
- An empty practice line under every traced line