How to write the letter HH is for hat.
Watch letter H being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital H has 3 steps and lowercase h 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 down.
- 3Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
About the letter H
Sound: The breathy h sound in hat.
Words to practice: hat, horse, house, hand.
Watch out: h and n: h has the tall line.
Tip: Tall line down, back up to the midline and over the hump.
Hh 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 H: 3 steps · small h: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital H: 3 steps · small h: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital H: 3 steps · small h: 2 steps
Practice the word “hat”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


