How to write the letter EE is for egg.
Watch letter E being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital E has 4 steps and lowercase e has 2. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
Step by step
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 3Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 4Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 1Start here and go to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
About the letter E
Sound: Short e, as in egg.
Words to practice: egg, elephant, elbow, engine.
Tip: Start in the middle with a line across, then curve up, back and around.
Ee in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- Zaner-Bloser styleCapital E: 4 steps · small e: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital E: 4 steps · small e: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital E: 4 steps · small e: 1 step
Practice the word “egg”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


