How to write letter D in print
Letter D handwriting uses separate capital and small forms. The lowercase bowl remains short even though its stem reaches the upper guide.
Letterform reference
Capital D and small d
How to write D
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 D →
Capital D
- Start at the baseline and draw upward along the straight left stem to capital height.
- Continue across the top, round the right side, and return along the bottom to the foot of the stem.
Small d
- Draw the tall right-hand stem downward from capital height to the baseline.
- Lift the pen and draw the small oval on the left, returning to the right-hand stem near the baseline.
Watch for this: A right-hand stem that stops at x-height makes the small d look like a. Extend the right-hand stem above the oval to the full ascender height.
Worksheet and print settings
Print at 100% (Actual size).
Letter shapes, words and corrections
Write capital D
Make a tall upright and curve a broad bowl from its top around to the baseline.
Write lowercase d
Place a rounded bowl to the left of a tall right-hand stem.
Keep the form distinct
Compare d with a: the body is similar, but d’s stem rises above the body band.
Practice d in words
Copy “day” and “added”, leaving each letter separate. Circle the clearest d in the row and use its body size for your next attempt.