How to write the letter VV is for van.
Watch letter V being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital V has 2 steps and lowercase v 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.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up.
- 1Start here and go down and to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go up and to the right.
About the letter V
Sound: The v sound in van, top teeth on the bottom lip with the voice on.
Words to practice: van, vest, violin, vase.
Tip: Slant down to the baseline, then slant back up.
Vv 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 V: 2 steps · small v: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital V: 2 steps · small v: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital V: 2 steps · small v: 2 steps
Practice the word “van”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.


