How to write cursive B and buppercase and lowercase.
Watch cursive b being written, stroke by stroke. In D'Nealian-style cursive, capital B has 3 steps and lowercase b has 1. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
Step by step
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
- 3Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go to the right.
- 1Start here and go up and to the right.
About the letter B
Sound: The b sound in ball, made with both lips.
Words to practice: ball, bear, bus, banana.
Watch out: b and d are the most common reversal. Bat before ball: the stick comes first in b.
Bb in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- D'Nealian-style cursiveCapital B: 3 steps · small b: 1 step
- Handwriting Without Tears-style cursiveCapital B: 4 steps · small b: 2 steps
Cursive games
The LetterSchool app
Practise cursive B in the app: tap, trace, write
The same letter shapes as this sheet, with instant feedback on every line, animations and stars. Children play, and learn the right formation.