Cursive Days

Tuesday in Cursive

The day Tuesday in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

Tuesday starts with the capital T, which opens on a downward slide, and the whole word takes 3 strokes with 2 pencil lifts. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Tuesday worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

Tuesday written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write Tuesday in cursive

  1. 1Form the capital T on its own and lift before the next letter.
  2. 2Keep the pencil down through u-e-s-d-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  3. 3Last, return to finish the T — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 3Pencil lifts: 2Letters: 7

Size is what makes Tuesday readable: full-height capital T, tall d, midline-height u, e, s, and a, and below-the-line y. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in Tuesday connect

All 5 of the joins in Tuesday leave the letter on an undercurve. Remember: the capital T stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Tuesday

Shaky on t, u, and e or any of the others? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace Tuesday in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Tuesday — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Tuesday cursive worksheet

The free printable Tuesday worksheet follows the same order as this page: a trace row with dashed models, a green-dot row to start each attempt, a copy row beside a solid model, and blank lines to fill on your own.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Form the capital T on its own and lift before the next letter. 2. Keep the pencil down through u-e-s-d-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 3. Last, return to finish the T — always after the body of the word is done.

Not quite: the body of Tuesday flows in 2 runs, but it takes 3 strokes in all. The pencil lifts 2 times: after the standalone capital T and to finish the T.

All 5 of the joins in Tuesday leave the letter on an undercurve. Remember: the capital T stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

Size is what makes Tuesday readable: full-height capital T, tall d, midline-height u, e, s, and a, and below-the-line y. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

T is a standalone capital. Finish it, lift the pencil, then begin the second letter of Tuesday on its own.

Practice writing Tuesday with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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