How to write letter M in print
Letter M handwriting uses separate capital and small forms. Count two shoulders in lowercase m, with enough room inside both.
Letterform reference
Capital M and small m
How to write M
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 M →
Capital M
- Start at the lower left, draw up the first stem, then diagonally down to the middle valley.
- Continue diagonally up to the right-hand peak and draw the right stem down to the baseline.
Small m
- Draw the short left stem down from x-height to the baseline.
- Lift the pen and draw the first rounded shoulder from the left stem down to the baseline.
- Lift again and draw a second rounded shoulder from the middle stem down to the baseline.
Watch for this: Leaving out one shoulder makes the small m look like n. Keep two separate rounded shoulders and three downstrokes within the small-letter height.
Worksheet and print settings
Print at 100% (Actual size).
Letter shapes, words and corrections
Write capital M
Draw two tall outer stems with two inward diagonals meeting between them.
Write lowercase m
Make a short left stem and two rounded shoulders, each returning to the baseline.
Keep the form distinct
Compare m and n: m has two shoulders, while n has one.
Practice m in words
Copy “many” and “moment”, leaving each letter separate. Circle the clearest m in the row and use its body size for your next attempt.