How to write the letter FF is for fish.
Watch letter F being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital F has 3 steps and lowercase f 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.
- 1Start here and go up and to the left.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
About the letter F
Sound: The f sound in fish, made with top teeth on the bottom lip.
Words to practice: fish, fox, frog, feather.
Tip: Start a little below the top line, curve over and come straight down, then cross at the midline.
Ff 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 F: 3 steps · small f: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital F: 3 steps · small f: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital F: 3 steps · small f: 2 steps
Practice the word “fish”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


