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Cursive capital K

Cursive capital K is a stem with a wavy hook on top and a second stroke that curves in to touch it at the midline and kicks out along the baseline.

K
Cursive capital K in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • Kate

    Kate: K runs into a

Stroke order
  1. 1Start with a small wavy hook at the top left and slant the stem down to the baseline.
  2. 2Lift, and from the top line on the right curve down and in to touch the stem at the midline.
  3. 3Turn back out and curve down into the leg.
  4. 4Kick the leg out along the baseline into the next letter.
Where it joins
K joins from the end of its leg: Kate, Kansas.
Mixed up with

Arm and leg meet the stem at one point, at the midline, as in print K, but both are curved. H starts with the same hooked stem.

Practise with
KateKansasKenyaKevinKate · Kansas · Kenya · Kevin

Print a practice sheet for capital K →Lowercase k

01 / In other fonts

K in 10 scripts

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