How to write letter R in print
Letter R handwriting uses separate capital and small forms. Stop the lowercase shoulder before it turns into a full bowl.
Letterform reference
Capital R and small r
How to write R
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 R →
Capital R
- Start at the baseline, draw up the left stem, and continue around the upper bowl back to the middle of the stem.
- Lift the pen near the bowl's lower-right edge and draw the diagonal leg down to the baseline.
Small r
- Draw the short left stem downward from x-height to the baseline.
- Lift the pen and draw a short shoulder from the stem up and right, stopping before it becomes a full arch.
Watch for this: Carrying the shoulder down to the baseline makes the small r look like n. Keep the right-hand shoulder short and open, without a second full downstroke.
Worksheet and print settings
Print at 100% (Actual size).
Letter shapes, words and corrections
Write capital R
Make a tall stem and upper bowl, then add a diagonal leg from the bowl’s lower junction.
Write lowercase r
Draw a short stem and a small shoulder that ends openly on the right.
Keep the form distinct
Compare capital P and R: R adds the diagonal lower leg.
Practice r in words
Copy “read” and “order”, leaving each letter separate. Circle the clearest r in the row and use its body size for your next attempt.