Letter 24 of 52
Lowercase l in Cursive
Write a clear lowercase l in cursive, with examples you can follow and a free printable practice sheet.
Practice sheets
Free printable lowercase l cursive worksheets for tracing, copying, and joining letters. A4 portrait · PDF.
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LETTER WORKSHEET · l
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A4
Practice lowercase l
Connections
Connect lowercase l
Cursive flows through the spaces between letters. Practice l with common next letters to make the transition feel smoother and more natural.
Letter guide
How to write lowercase l in cursive
Stroke by stroke
- Swing up from the baseline to the top line, leaning to the right.
- Loop to the left at the top.
- Pull a straight, slanted line down to the baseline.
- Round off at the bottom and rise into the exit stroke.
Common mistakes
- Loop too short. A loop that stops below the top line turns l into e. Take it all the way up.
- Fat loop. A wide loop slows you down and fills with ink. Keep the loop narrow.
- Wobbly downstroke. A curved downstroke makes l lean differently from the rest of the word. Keep it straight and on your slant.
Easy to confuse with
Lowercase l is most often confused with e, b and the upper part of f. Height separates l from e, the bowl separates b from l, and f continues below the baseline.
Joining to the next letter
Lowercase l exits low. In le, the exit flows into the loop of e. Li rises to the short stroke of i. La swings right before the oval, and double l in words such as ball needs two loops of the same height.
Practice words
- allall
- littlelittle
- hellohello
- lilylily
- lightlight
- smilesmile
Questions about lowercase l
How tall is cursive lowercase l?
It reaches the top line, the same height as b, h and k.
How do I keep cursive e and l different?
Watch the height. The loop of e stays below the midline, and the loop of l goes up to the top line.
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