How to write the letter JJ is for jam.
Watch letter J being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital J has 2 steps and lowercase j 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.
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Lift your pencil and make a dot here.
About the letter J
Sound: The j sound in jam.
Words to practice: jam, jet, jar, juice.
Tip: Line down below the baseline, hook to the left, then add the dot.
Jj 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 J: 2 steps · small j: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital J: 2 steps · small j: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital J: 1 step · small j: 2 steps
Practice the word “jam”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


