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Cursive i

Cursive i is one sharp point at the midline and a straight stroke down, with its dot added once the whole word is written.

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Cursive i in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • aia

    After a, from the baseline

  • oia

    After o, from the midline

Stroke order
  1. 1Start at the midline and slant straight down to the baseline.
  2. 2Curve out along the baseline.
  3. 3Once the word is finished, add the dot.
Where it joins
In a word the stroke from the letter before rises to a sharp point at the midline and i comes straight back down from it; after b, o, v and w it comes across from their stroke at the midline. Stopping for the dot breaks the join, so the dot waits.
Mixed up with

Keep the top a sharp point: rounded, i turns into e. Without its dot it gets lost among u, w and n.

Practise with
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Print a practice sheet for i →Capital I

01 / In other fonts

i in 10 scripts

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