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How to write cursive D and d
A free three-page worksheet: lowercase d and capital D with gray letters to trace that fade out row by row, then 5 words and a sentence for joining d to other letters.
Watch it solved
40 sec · with voice and captionsA 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 D and d in cursive, step by step.
- 0:03 Watch how to write a cursive d. 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 D. Trace the gray one, then write your own.
- 0:22 Join the letters to write words. Read the word, dog, then trace it.
- 0:27 Trace the sentence: Dad and Dan dig in the sand.
- 0:33 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
Lowercase d, step by step
- 1Start a little below the midline and curve back around like a c, closing the circle at the midline.
- 2Keep going straight up to the top line.
- 3Slide back down the same line to the baseline and finish with a small swing up.
Capital D, step by step
- 1Start at the top line and slide down a slanted stem to the baseline.
- 2Make a small loop at the bottom and carry on to the right along the baseline.
- 3Curve all the way up and around to the top line, and back over to the left.
Watch for: Making the stem too short, so d looks like a. The stem of d reaches the top line.
Joining: Lowercase d finishes on the baseline with a small swing up, and that swing carries straight on into the next letter.
What the worksheet looks like
Words to practice
Words to practiced is for duck. Read each word, then write it in joined-up cursive.
- dog
- dad
- bed
- red
- kid
Dad and Dan dig in the sand.
Make a tracing sheet from these words in the cursive worksheet generator, or type your own.
Letters written the same way
Downcurve letters
They start a little below the midline and curve back over the top, like the start of a c.
Common questions
How do you write a cursive d?
1. Start a little below the midline and curve back around like a c, closing the circle at the midline. 2. Keep going straight up to the top line. 3. Slide back down the same line to the baseline and finish with a small swing up.
How do you write a capital cursive D?
1. Start at the top line and slide down a slanted stem to the baseline. 2. Make a small loop at the bottom and carry on to the right along the baseline. 3. Curve all the way up and around to the top line, and back over to the left.
Which letters are written like cursive d?
d is one of the downcurve letters, which start a little below the midline and curve back over the top, like the start of a c. The others are a, c, g, o, q. Practicing them together makes each one easier.
How does cursive d join to the next letter?
Lowercase d finishes on the baseline with a small swing up, and that swing carries straight on into the next letter.
