How to write the letter RR is for rabbit.
Watch letter R being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital R has 3 steps and lowercase r 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.
- 3Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down and to the right.
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
About the letter R
Sound: The r sound in rabbit.
Words to practice: rabbit, rain, robot, rocket.
Tip: Short line down, back up and a small curve over to the right. Stop early, it is not an n.
Rr 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 R: 3 steps · small r: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital R: 3 steps · small r: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital R: 3 steps · small r: 2 steps
Practice the word “rabbit”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


