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Cursive t

Cursive t is a short stem that stops halfway between the midline and the top line, crossed once the whole word is written.

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Cursive t in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • ata

    After a, from the baseline

  • ota

    After o, from the midline

Stroke order
  1. 1Start halfway between the midline and the top line and slant straight down to the baseline.
  2. 2Curve out along the baseline.
  3. 3Once the word is finished, cross the stem with a short bar along the midline.
Where it joins
In a word the stroke from the letter before climbs to the top of the stem and t comes straight back down over it. Letters run through t without stopping; its cross, like the dot of i, waits for the end of the word.
Mixed up with

Taken up to the top line with a loop, t becomes l. Short and uncrossed, it reads as i without its dot.

Practise with
toptreetigertwotop · tree · tiger · two

Print a practice sheet for t →Capital T

01 / In other fonts

t in 10 scripts

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