Cursive letter 17 of 26

Q in cursive

Compare uppercase and lowercase Q, then try a word and practice the movement at your own pace.

Uppercase QQ
Lowercase Qq
Movement overview

Start, shape, connect

Form the oval like an a, then take the descender below the baseline and sweep it forward.

The numbered demonstrations below show pen starts and stroke order. Pale guide lines mark ascender, midline, baseline, and descender zones.

How to write it

Watch cursive Q stroke by stroke

uppercase

How to write cursive Q

2 strokes
Uppercase cursive QDraw the oval first, then add the descending cross-tail used in this looped cursive style. 12

Draw the oval first, then add the descending cross-tail used in this looped cursive style.

This form follows one common looped-cursive convention; school systems may teach a different capital or descender form.

Stroke numbers mark the starting points and order.

lowercase

How to write cursive q

1 stroke
Lowercase cursive qClose the oval, descend below the baseline, turn right without a loop, and rise to the exit. 1

Close the oval, descend below the baseline, turn right without a loop, and rise to the exit.

Stroke numbers mark the starting points and order.

Try it

Use Q in a word

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quiet
Look and connect

Examples for cursive Q

Words that begin with Q

quietquickquality

Common connections

ququequi

Keep the joining stroke light and aim for even space between both letters.

Writing guidance

Form the oval like an a, then take the descender below the baseline and sweep it forward.

Four visual styles

Qq · quick

Qq · quick

Qq · quick

Qq · quick

Warm-up

Practice cursive Q

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