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Cursive n

Cursive n has two humps where print n has one, which is why a cursive n can look like a print m.

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Cursive n in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • ana

    After a, from the baseline

  • ona

    After o, from the midline

Stroke order
  1. 1Begin with a small hill over the midline and come down to the baseline.
  2. 2Climb back up and over a second hump.
  3. 3Come down to the baseline and curve out.
Where it joins
In a word the joining stroke becomes the first hill. After b, o, v and w the hill starts straight from their stroke at the midline, as in “on”.
Mixed up with

Two humps for n, three for m. Round tops tell it from u, whose tops are points.

Practise with
nestnosenightninenest · nose · night · nine

Print a practice sheet for n →Capital N

01 / In other fonts

n in 10 scripts

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