Cursive R
r is a half-arch that stops at the shoulder, and the failure mode is letting it run on into an n. A cursive r is a short letter, and it hands over to the next letter low.
This is the same renderer the generator uses. Open it with r already filled in to change size, rows and guides, then print.
How to write a cursive r
- Start on the baseline, sweep up to the midline and come straight down.
- Retrace back up to the midline and turn right into a short shoulder.
- Stop the shoulder and exit to the right from its top.
A r sits in the short zone. Capital R is a tall stem, one bowl to the midline, and a leg out to the right.
Joining r to the next letter
r is narrow and exits high, at the midline. ra, re, or.
Where it usually goes wrong
The shoulder runs on into a full arch, which turns r into n with a stem. Stop the stroke where the shoulder ends.
Words to practise after the letter
Once the single letter holds its shape, put it into short words where it appears once: are, run, very. Type any of them into the generator above and it will lay out eight ruled rows of tracing for you.