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Cursive u

Cursive u is two sharp points at the midline joined by a round cup on the baseline, like two undotted i’s.

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Cursive u in Playwrite US Trad, traditional US cursive, on the four handwriting lines
  • aua

    After a, from the baseline

  • oua

    After o, from the midline

Stroke order
  1. 1Start at the midline and slant down to the baseline.
  2. 2Round the bottom and swing up to a second point at the midline.
  3. 3Slant straight back down to the baseline and curve out.
Where it joins
In a word the stroke from the letter before rises to the first point; after b, o, v and w it comes straight across from their stroke at the midline, as in “ou”. After q it comes out of q’s loop.
Mixed up with

Sharp tops and round bottoms make it u: round the tops and it turns into n. One more point and an ending at the midline make it w.

Practise with
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Print a practice sheet for u →Capital U

01 / In other fonts

u in 10 scripts

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