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Cursive capital S

Cursive capital S climbs from the baseline into a loop at the top, then curves down into a round belly that curls up on the left.

S
Cursive capital S in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • Sam

    Sam: S stands apart

Stroke order
  1. 1Start on the baseline at the left and swing up in a long slant to the top line.
  2. 2Loop back across the upstroke.
  3. 3Curve down the right side into a round belly on the baseline.
  4. 4Curl up to the left and stop inside the belly.
Where it joins
S ends curled up inside its own belly, so the next letter starts with its own upstroke: Sam, Spain.
Mixed up with

The long upstroke and the loop at the top make it cursive; print S has neither. G and L start with the same upstroke and loop.

Practise with
SamSpainSundaySarahSam · Spain · Sunday · Sarah

Print a practice sheet for capital S →Lowercase s

01 / In other fonts

S in 10 scripts

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