Capital W in cursive
- Start at the top left with a small hook and curve down to the baseline.
- Rise to the top line, retrace, and curve down to the baseline a second time.
- Rise again to the top line and finish with a small flick to the right.
Cursive W: Capital and Lowercase W in Cursive
See capital W and lowercase w in cursive. They are built from rounded dips rather than sharp points, and both finish high with a small stroke at the top.
How to write W in cursive
These steps follow the traditional school letters shown above. Other handwriting systems may form W differently, so stay consistent with the style you are learning.
Lowercase w in cursive
- Slant up to the midline, retrace, and round along the baseline.
- Slant up to the midline, retrace, and round along the baseline a second time.
- Rise to the midline and add a small tuck; the next letter joins from there.
Common mistakes with cursive W
- Writing sharp printed points in place of the rounded dips.
- Dropping the join to the baseline; lowercase w leaves from the midline.
- Making the last dip of capital W shallower than the first.
Common cursive w connections
- wa
- we
- wh
- wi
- wo
Words that start with W in cursive
- write
- water
- world
- window
Cursive W 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 W worksheet
Trace the pair on each line, then write it yourself on the empty line below. Print it at full page size.
Open the W 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