The Zaner-Bloser style alphabetA to Z, with start dots.

Upright “ball and stick” print letters, used in many US schools.

LetterSchool’s letters are our own, drawn in the style of the Zaner-Bloser, Handwriting Without Tears and D’Nealian programs: the same letter shapes, start points and stroke order children learn at school, so practice at home matches the classroom. They are not the programs’ official fonts. Zaner-Bloser, Handwriting Without Tears and D’Nealian are trademarks of their respective owners; LetterSchool is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

Uppercase

Lowercase

Tap a letter for its printable worksheet. Or make your own in the worksheet maker.

How Zaner-Bloser style compares

Number of steps per lowercase letter, counted from the numbered start dots. Letters where Zaner-Bloser style differs from the other print styles are marked.

LetterZaner-Bloser styleHWT styleD'Nealian style
a222
b222
c111
d222
e221
f222
g222
h222
i222
j222
k333
l111
m333
n222
o111
p222
q222
r222
s111
t222
u222
v222
w442
x222
y222
z333