Cursive Q

The letter Q 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.

Capital and lowercase Q in cursive

Print this big cursive Q and q to trace, or download it as a PNG.

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

Q is an oval-family letter (a, c, d, g, o, q) and the only one whose tail turns right. Looping q's tail leftward out of g-habit is almost universal at first — the right-turn is the letter's signature.

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

The cursive capital Q

The cursive capital Q is the alphabet's biggest surprise after G — in classic school cursive it looks like a large, elegant number 2.

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