Cursive Y
y is a u whose second stroke carries on below the line and loops forwards. A cursive y is a short letter, and it hands over to the next letter low.
This is the same renderer the generator uses. Open it with y already filled in to change size, rows and guides, then print.
How to write a cursive y
- Start just below the midline, make a short diagonal down to the baseline.
- Carry on below the baseline into a narrow loop that comes back up.
- Exit to the right at the baseline.
A y sits in the short + descender zone. Capital Y starts with a small loop, then a single stroke that descends and hooks left below the baseline.
Joining y to the next letter
y exits low out of the loop, so the join stays on the line. ya, ay, my.
Where it usually goes wrong
The descender curls backwards. The loop must travel forwards and come back up through the same line it went down.
Words to practise after the letter
Once the single letter holds its shape, put it into short words where it appears once: you, my, happy. Type any of them into the generator above and it will lay out eight ruled rows of tracing for you.