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Cursive capital H

Cursive capital H is two slanted stems, the first with a wavy hook on top, tied by a loop that becomes the crossbar and runs on.

H
Cursive capital H in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • Hana

    Hana: H runs into a

Stroke order
  1. 1Start with a small wavy hook at the top left and slant the first stem down to the baseline.
  2. 2Lift, and slant the second stem down from the top line on the right.
  3. 3Go back up the second stem to the middle and loop to the left, as far as the first stem.
  4. 4Come back across the second stem: that stroke is the crossbar, and it runs on into the next letter.
Where it joins
H joins from the end of its crossbar, at the midline, so the next letter starts high: Hana, Houston.
Mixed up with

Print H’s flat bar becomes a loop and its square corners are gone. K starts with the same hooked stem.

Practise with
HanaHoustonHawaiiHenryHana · Houston · Hawaii · Henry

Print a practice sheet for capital H →Lowercase h

01 / In other fonts

H in 10 scripts

The same letter in connected scripts from the catalogue, from casual brush to formal copperplate. Each opens its font.