How to write the letter PP is for pig.
Watch letter P being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital P has 2 steps and lowercase p 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.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
About the letter P
Sound: The p sound in pig, a little puff of air.
Words to practice: pig, pen, panda, pizza.
Watch out: p and q are mirror images; p and b are upside down to each other.
Tip: Line down below the baseline, back up and around to the right.
Pp 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 P: 2 steps · small p: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital P: 2 steps · small p: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital P: 2 steps · small p: 2 steps
Practice the word “pig”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


