Name Tracing Sheets

Cursive F: capital F and lowercase f

Three pages to trace: capital F, lowercase f, and fish, fox and fan joined. The letters print in light gray without arrows, so the steps below say where each stroke goes.

Each line becomes its own page. Keep Aa–Zz or type any words.

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Printed sample: Cursive F: capital F and lowercase f
The first page with the default settings, as it prints on US Letter paper.

How to write a cursive capital F

  1. Pull a slant down from the top line to the baseline, curving to the left at the bottom and ending with a small hook up.
  2. Lift the pencil. Make a wavy cap stroke across the top, from left to right, so it sits on the slant.
  3. Add a short line across the middle of the slant.

On these sheets the letter after capital F starts on its own.

How to write a cursive lowercase f

  1. From the baseline, swing up to the top line and loop back down to the left.
  2. Pull a straight slant all the way down, below the baseline.
  3. Make a lower loop that comes back up on the right and closes at the baseline, then end with a curve up.

Joining cursive f to other letters

f has two loops and leaves from the baseline after the lower loop closes on the right. That closing point is the tricky part: if the bottom loop swings to the left, as in g or j, the f looks like a tall j and the join starts below the line.

In off and puff each f gets its own upper and lower loop. In ft and fr the exit rises straight into the next upstroke, and if needs a long climb from the i to the top line.

Cursive F and print F

Print f is a cane with a cross. Cursive f drops below the baseline and has no cross at all, which surprises most children. Capital F is like a fancy T with a short line through the middle: a curved stem, a wavy top and a crossbar.

Print F with starting dots and arrows: letter F tracing worksheets.

Cursive f words

fish, fox, fan, feet, fluffy.

Previous: cursive E. Next: cursive G. All 26 letters: cursive alphabet worksheets.

Questions

Does cursive f go below the line?

Yes. Lowercase cursive f has a loop above the midline and another below the baseline, so it is as tall as an l and hangs down like a g. It is the only lowercase letter that does both.

Which comes first in cursive capital F, the stem or the top?

Programs differ. Many US cursive programs pull the stem first and add the wavy top after a lift; others start with the top. Both give the same letter. The short crossbar comes last.

Why does my child’s cursive capital F look like a T?

The crossbar is missing. Cursive capital T and F share the curved stem and the wavy top; the short line across the middle is the only difference.