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Lowercase y in Cursive
Write a clear lowercase y in cursive, with examples you can follow and a free printable practice sheet.
Practice sheets
Free printable lowercase y cursive worksheets for tracing, copying, and joining letters. A4 portrait · PDF.
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LETTER WORKSHEET · y
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A4
Practice lowercase y
Connections
Connect lowercase y
Cursive flows through the spaces between letters. Practice y with common next letters to make the transition feel smoother and more natural.
Letter guide
How to write lowercase y in cursive
Stroke by stroke
- Start with a small overcurve hump that reaches the midline.
- Pull down into a cup on the baseline and swing up to the midline.
- Pull a straight stroke down through the baseline to the descender line.
- Loop to the left and swing back up to cross at the baseline, then continue into the exit.
Common mistakes
- Closed top. If the second stroke closes over the first, y becomes g. Leave the top open.
- Loop crossing too high. A loop that crosses above the baseline squeezes the cup. Cross on the baseline.
- No hump. Starting with a straight upstroke makes y look like the second half of u followed by j. Start with a small hump.
Easy to confuse with
Lowercase y is most often confused with g, j and the pair uj. The open top separates y from g, the hump and cup separate it from j, and the hump keeps it from splitting into two letters.
Joining to the next letter
Lowercase y exits from the baseline after its lower loop. Yo needs a bridge into the top of the o. Ys climbs to a point for the s. Ye flows into the loop of e, and ya travels right before turning into the oval.
Practice words
- youyou
- yesyes
- dayday
- happyhappy
- yellowyellow
- mysterymystery
Questions about lowercase y
What is the difference between cursive g and y?
Cursive g starts with a closed oval. Cursive y starts with an open hump and cup.
How far down does cursive y go?
The loop reaches the descender line, the same depth as g, j and the stem of p.
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