Cursive r

Stroke order

1. 1Swing up from the baseline to a point just above the midline.
2. 2Step right in a short, nearly flat shoulder.
3. 3Pull straight down to the baseline.
4. 4Curve out along the baseline.

Where it joins

After b, o, v and w the stroke from the midline dips and climbs back to the point, so “or” and “br” show a small valley before the shoulder. Everywhere else r rises from the baseline.

Mixed up with

r and s both climb to a point above the midline, which is why they get mixed up: r steps right and comes straight down, s curves down its right side and closes on the baseline. Rounded over, the shoulder turns r into n.

• ss
• nn

Practise with

redrunrainrabbitred · run · rain · rabbit

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