How to write cursive Y and yuppercase and lowercase.
Watch cursive y being written, stroke by stroke. In D'Nealian-style cursive, capital Y has 2 steps and lowercase y has 2. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
Step by step
- 1Start here and go up and to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
- 1Start here and go up and to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
About the letter Y
Sound: The y sound in yak and yes. At the end of a word it often says ee or eye.
Words to practice: yak, yo-yo, yellow, yarn.
Yy 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 Y: 2 steps · small y: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears-style cursiveCapital Y: 2 steps · small y: 2 steps
Cursive games
The LetterSchool app
Practise cursive Y 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.