Cursive O

The letter O in cursive — capital and lowercase, with stroke-by-stroke steps. Trace it, print it, save it as a PDF, or download a PNG. Free, no sign-up.

Cursive O — capital and lowercase O in cursive, free printable (PDF)

Capital and lowercase O in cursive

Print this big cursive O and o to trace, or download it as a PNG.

How the cursive o works — joins, family, and the usual mistake

O is an oval-family letter (a, c, d, g, o, q) and the head of the top-joiners (o, b, v, w) — the four letters that hand over at the midline. Exiting from the baseline instead of the top breaks the bridge and makes ow read like au.

Practice words: Owen, on, out. For dotted, dashed, and faint practice rows of any word at seven difficulty levels, use the handwriting worksheet generator.

The cursive capital O

The cursive capital O is a full-height closed oval with a small inward loop at the top where the exit stroke leaves — elegant and instantly readable.

Jump to another cursive letter

Make it yours: build dotted, dashed, and faint practice rows of any word with the Handwriting Worksheet Generator. How to use this sheet: teach by letter family, lowercase first — cursive: when to start and what order to teach.

Want cursive text for a bio or caption?

This page is for handwriting on paper. For copy-paste cursive Unicode that works in bios and posts, use the cursive fonts generator.

Open the cursive fonts generator →

Cursive O — FAQ

Curve up and to the left, drawing a closed oval — the same start as a. Close the oval right where you began, at the top. Finish with a small sideways swing at the midline — o joins the next letter from the top, not the baseline. After o, the next letter starts at the midline — that is why ol looks different from al. Practice on, oo, and ol to feel it.
The cursive capital O is a full-height closed oval with a small inward loop at the top where the exit stroke leaves — elegant and instantly readable.
Use Print this letter to send the big cursive O and o to your printer — choosing “Save as PDF” in the print dialog gives you a PDF — or Download PNG to save a high-resolution image. Everything runs in your browser, free with no sign-up.
Yes — every letter A–Z has its own cursive page with stroke-by-stroke steps. Head back to the Cursive Alphabet for the whole set, or jump to another letter with the strip above.