Cursive S
Print a cursive S practice sheet: a model row to follow, gray rows to trace, and blank rows to write on your own. Below, how to form the capital S and the lowercase s, the single most searched letter in cursive, and how to join it in words.
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How to Write a Capital S in Cursive
The capital S in cursive is a large, graceful double curve, close to a printed S but with an entry stroke at the top and an exit stroke at the bottom that carries into the next letter. It stays near the print shape, so it is easier than the F or the G.
When you use the capital S
You only use the capital S to begin a name or a sentence, so you can learn it on its own and practise it at the start of the words you actually write. Print the sheet above, which shows the capital and lowercase together, and trace the model row first.
How to Write a Lowercase s in Cursive
The lowercase s is a small closed shape with a pointed top. Start with an upstroke, curve back to make a small point, then close the shape and exit along the baseline. It is compact, which is what makes it easy to confuse with r.
The common mix-up
A cursive s and a cursive r look alike to beginners. The s has a rounder body and a pointed top, while r has a small flat shoulder. Write them side by side to feel the difference.
How to Join Cursive S in Words
Lowercase s exits low along the baseline into the next letter. In a word like sist the two s shapes should look the same size, so keep them small and pointed rather than round.
Practise in whole words, not single letters
A letter can look right on its own and awkward where it meets the next one. Type a short word into the sheet above and trace it so the join into and out of s becomes one smooth movement.
Cursive S Examples and Practice
The fastest way to learn cursive S is to trace it, then write it from memory and compare. The practice sheet at the top of this page prints a model row, gray rows to trace, and blank rows to write on your own.
Is it an easy or a hard letter?
Cursive S sits in the middle for difficulty. A few minutes of tracing a day is usually enough to make it feel natural.
Cursive S FAQ
How to write the capital and lowercase s, how to join it, and how to print practice.
The lowercase s is a small closed shape with a pointed top. Start with an upstroke, curve back to make a small point, then close the shape and exit along the baseline. It is compact, which is what makes it easy to confuse with r. Print the sheet at the top of this page to trace it.
The capital S in cursive is a large, graceful double curve, close to a printed S but with an entry stroke at the top and an exit stroke at the bottom that carries into the next letter. It stays near the print shape, so it is easier than the F or the G.
A cursive s and a cursive r look alike to beginners. The s has a rounder body and a pointed top, while r has a small flat shoulder. Write them side by side to feel the difference.
Lowercase s exits low along the baseline into the next letter. In a word like sist the two s shapes should look the same size, so keep them small and pointed rather than round.
Use the generator at the top of this page. It opens on the cursive S preset and prints a model row, gray trace rows, and blank rows. You can also type a whole word to practise s in context.
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Practise cursive S
Print a S sheet with model, trace and blank rows, or type a whole word to practise s in context. Free, no sign up.