Cursive P

The letter P 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 P — capital and lowercase P in cursive, free printable (PDF)

Capital and lowercase P in cursive

Print this big cursive P and p to trace, or download it as a PNG.

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

P is an undercurve-family letter (i, j, p, r, s, t, u, w) with a straight descender. Looping the descender makes p collapse into j — keep the downstroke straight.

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

The cursive capital P

The cursive capital P is a tall stem with one rounded lobe closing at the midline. In most school styles it stands alone and does not join to the next letter.

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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.

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Cursive P — FAQ

Undercurve from the baseline to the midline. Drop a straight stem down past the baseline — no loop on the way down. Retrace up, draw a closed bowl that sits on the baseline, and exit right. p's stem is a plain stick, not a loop — that is what separates it from j.
The cursive capital P is a tall stem with one rounded lobe closing at the midline. In most school styles it stands alone and does not join to the next letter.
Use Print this letter to send the big cursive P and p 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.