How to write letter B in print
Letter B handwriting uses separate capital and small forms. The bowl sits on the baseline while the stem reaches above it.
Letterform reference
Capital B and small b
How to write B
Start with a clear capital and small print form. Follow the ordered strokes, then copy the letter without tracing.
Learn the capital and small cursive B →
Capital B
- Start at the baseline and draw up the left stem to capital height; curve right around the upper bowl and return to the middle of the stem.
- Lift the pen near the middle and curve around the larger lower bowl, returning to the foot of the stem.
Small b
- Draw the tall left stem downward from capital height to the baseline.
- Lift the pen, start on the stem just below x-height, and curve right around one small bowl before returning to the stem.
Watch for this: Putting the tall stem on the right reverses the small b into a d-like shape. Place the tall stem on the left first, then build the bowl on its right.
Worksheet and print settings
Print at 100% (Actual size).
Letter shapes, words and corrections
Write capital B
Draw a tall upright and add two bowls on its right, one above the other.
Write lowercase b
Draw a tall stem, then curve a single bowl to its right within the lower body band.
Keep the form distinct
Write b d together: b has the tall stem on the left; d has it on the right.
Practice b in words
Copy “before” and “habit”, leaving each letter separate. Circle the clearest b in the row and use its body size for your next attempt.