Skip to content
fontkind.

Capital letter · 17 of 26

Cursive capital Q

Cursive capital Q looks like a large number 2: a tall curve over the top, a small loop on the baseline and a tail into the next letter.

Q
Cursive capital Q in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • Quinn

    Quinn: Q runs into u

Stroke order
  1. 1Start on the left below the midline and curve up to the top line.
  2. 2Curve over the top and down the right side to the baseline.
  3. 3Make a small loop on the baseline.
  4. 4Run the tail out to the right, dipping just under the baseline, into the next letter.
Where it joins
Q joins from its tail: Quinn, Quebec.
Mixed up with

It keeps nothing of print Q’s circle and tail, and people who know only print often take it for a 2. Z, which hangs below the line, is the capital that looks like a 3.

Practise with
QuinnQuebecQueensQuentinQuinn · Quebec · Queens · Quentin

Print a practice sheet for capital Q →Lowercase q