Letter 22 of 52
Lowercase k in Cursive
Write a clear lowercase k in cursive, with examples you can follow and a free printable practice sheet.
Practice sheets
Free printable lowercase k cursive worksheets for tracing, copying, and joining letters. A4 portrait · PDF.
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LETTER WORKSHEET · k
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A4
Practice lowercase k
Connections
Connect lowercase k
Cursive flows through the spaces between letters. Practice k with common next letters to make the transition feel smoother and more natural.
Letter guide
How to write lowercase k in cursive
Stroke by stroke
- Swing up from the baseline to the top line and loop to the left.
- Pull a straight line down to the baseline.
- Retrace up a little and curve over into a small bump that reaches the midline, closing it with a tiny loop at the stem.
- Kick the leg out and down to the baseline, then rise into the exit.
Common mistakes
- No inner loop. Without the small loop, k becomes h. Pinch the bump into a loop before kicking out.
- Bump too tall. A bump that rises above the midline makes k look like an R or a lowercase b. Keep it below the midline.
- Kick too wide. A very wide kick pushes the next letter away. Keep the leg close and let the exit do the traveling.
Easy to confuse with
Lowercase k is confused with h, b and lr. The inner loop separates k from h, the kick separates it from b, and the tall loop keeps the letter in one piece.
Joining to the next letter
Lowercase k exits from the baseline after its kick. In ke, the exit flows into the loop of e. Ki rises to the short stroke of i. Ks climbs to a point, and ka travels right before the oval.
Practice words
- kindkind
- likelike
- bookbook
- kitekite
- kitchenkitchen
- skateskate
Questions about lowercase k
What is the difference between cursive h and k?
The bump of k folds into a small loop and then kicks out. The hump of h is smooth.
How tall is cursive lowercase k?
The loop reaches the top line and the bump stays below the midline.
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