CURSIVE LETTER STUDIO

Cursive Z and z

Cursive Z turns down a diagonal into a loop below the line. Small z keeps its shoulder and descending stroke in one motion: zone, zigzag.
FORMS & STROKE ORDER

How to write Z and z

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Capital Z and small z in original cursive, with numbered pen starts and direction arrows.Open letter chart →

Capital Z

  1. Curve forward at cap height, then turn down along the diagonal to the baseline.
  2. Make the small middle turn and continue into the lower loop.
  3. Sweep up and right from the descender, cross the diagonal and finish near the baseline.

Small z

  1. Overcurve from below the midline around the shoulder and slant down to the low body turn.
  2. Round the small middle shoulder, then slant down into the descender.
  3. Round the lower loop left, cross the downstroke and finish at the baseline.
TRACE & PRINT

Practice Z, z and joined words

Write ze and zz, then zi and az. In zone, size and zigzag, keep the shoulder and descending stroke continuous.
Preset
Z z ze zi az zz zone size zigzag
Trace Z z ze zi az zz zone size zigzag123456789101112
0 drawn · 12 model strokes
Worksheet and print settings

Print at 100% (Actual size).

A4 preview · 4 mm letters1/1
Handwriting practiceCursive · letter height 4 mm · line spacing 14 mm · 1/1
Z z ze zi az zz zone size zigzag Z z ze zi az zz zone size zigzag Z z ze zi az zz zone size zigzag10 mm · print at 100%
FIVE CURSIVE STYLES

This letter in other styles

Capital Z and small z in each style.