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Cursive f

Cursive f is the only small letter with two loops: one up to the top line, one down to the descender line that turns forward.

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Cursive f in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • afa

    After a, from the baseline

  • ofa

    After o, from the midline

Stroke order
  1. 1Swing up from the baseline to the top line and loop back to the left.
  2. 2Come straight down through the baseline to the descender line.
  3. 3Loop forward, to the right, and come up to meet the stem a little above the baseline.
  4. 4From there, curve out to the right into the next letter.
Where it joins
The stroke out leaves from where the lower loop meets the stem. After b, o, v and w the top loop rises straight from their stroke at the midline, as in “of”.
Mixed up with

The lower loop turns forward, to the right, like the loop of q; the loops of g, j, y and z turn back to the left. Print f has neither loop and never drops below the line.

Practise with
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Print a practice sheet for f →Capital F

01 / In other fonts

f in 10 scripts

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