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How to write cursive B and b

lowercase b

capital B

A free three-page worksheet: lowercase b and capital B with gray letters to trace that fade out row by row, then 5 words and a sentence for joining b to other letters.

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A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's write B and b in cursive, step by step.
0:03 Watch how to write a cursive b. Follow the numbered steps on the sheet.
0:08 Trace the gray letters. Keep your pencil moving, and join them up.
0:13 Then write your own, next to the colored letter.
0:17 Now the capital B. Trace the gray one, then write your own.
0:22 Join the letters to write words. Read the word, bat, then trace it.
0:27 Trace the sentence: Bees buzz by the big bush.
0:33 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

Lowercase b, step by step

1Start on the baseline and swing up to the top line.
2Loop to the left and slide straight down to the baseline.
3Curve up and around to the midline.
4Finish with a little tie to the right, along the midline.

Capital B, step by step

1Start at the top line with a small hook and slide down a slanted stem to the baseline.
2Lift your pencil. Start again at the top, curve right and come back in to the middle.
3Make a tiny loop, then a bigger curve round to the baseline.

Watch for: Leaving off the little tie at the end, so b looks like an l with a bump. The tie at the midline is what joins b to the next letter.

Joining: Lowercase b finishes with a little tie at the midline, so the next letter joins at the midline rather than from the baseline. It is one of four letters that do this: b, o, v and w.

What the worksheet looks like

Cursive lowercase b tracing worksheet — Page 1: lowercase b, trace and write

Cursive words with b worksheet — Page 3: join b in words and a sentence

Words to practice

b is for ball. Read each word, then write it in joined-up cursive.

Bees buzz by the big bush.

Make a tracing sheet from these words in the cursive worksheet generator, or type your own.

Letters written the same way

Loop letters

They swing up from the baseline and make a loop before sliding down.

Undercurve-slant capitals

They slide down a slanted stem first, then add the curves.

Common questions

How do you write a cursive b?

1. Start on the baseline and swing up to the top line. 2. Loop to the left and slide straight down to the baseline. 3. Curve up and around to the midline. 4. Finish with a little tie to the right, along the midline.

How do you write a capital cursive B?

1. Start at the top line with a small hook and slide down a slanted stem to the baseline. 2. Lift your pencil. Start again at the top, curve right and come back in to the middle. 3. Make a tiny loop, then a bigger curve round to the baseline.

Which letters are written like cursive b?

b is one of the loop letters, which swing up from the baseline and make a loop before sliding down. The others are e, f, h, k, l. Practicing them together makes each one easier.

How does cursive b join to the next letter?

Lowercase b finishes with a little tie at the midline, so the next letter joins at the midline rather than from the baseline. It is one of four letters that do this: b, o, v and w.