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Cursive capital M

Cursive capital M is a hooked first stroke and two rounded humps, ending on the baseline with a stroke into the next letter.

M
Cursive capital M in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • Max

    Max: M runs into a

Stroke order
  1. 1Start with a small hook at the top left and slant the first stroke down to the baseline.
  2. 2Climb back up and over a rounded hump, and slant down to the baseline.
  3. 3Climb over a second hump the same way.
  4. 4Come down to the baseline and curve out into the next letter.
Where it joins
M ends on the baseline and joins: Max, Mexico.
Mixed up with

N is the same with one hump fewer: two humps for M, one for N. Print M’s pointed middle becomes a round hump.

Practise with
MaxMexicoMarchMiaMax · Mexico · March · Mia

Print a practice sheet for capital M →Lowercase m

01 / In other fonts

M in 10 scripts

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