Cursive Alphabet

Cursive F: How to Write a Capital and Lowercase F in Cursive

Learn how to write a cursive F. Watch the capital and lowercase f drawn stroke by stroke — including the three-stroke capital F — then tap the guidelines and stroke landmarks to check yourself.

The lowercase f is the only full range cursive letter — it reaches all the way from the topline to the bottomline — and the capital F is one of the few cursive letters written in three strokes. Press play to watch each form drawn on the writing lines, then try the checks below.

The cursive capital F and lowercase f on handwriting guidelines, each with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write a lowercase f in cursive

The model below is the exact lowercase f in cursive that children trace in Scribble. Press play to watch it drawn in one stroke on the writing lines, with a cue for every part of the stroke — then check the facts, joins, and practice words beside it.

Lowercase f has one stroke.

Lowercase f is a full range letter.

It reaches from the topline to the bottomline.

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    Make an undercurve, make a loop, slant down, make a loop, make an undercurve.Start at the baseline. Stop at the midline.
Entry stroke: undercurveExit stroke: undercurve

Practice, from easiest to hardest

ffifeftfliffewfitfillfelt

Cursive lowercase f quiz

Take the lowercase f quiz to make sure the letter stuck: tap the two writing lines it stays between, tap where each stroke starts and stops, trace the letter with your finger or mouse, and answer the join question. Wrong taps just shake and let you try again.

1. Lines2. Start and stop3. Trace4. Joins

4 quick checks · about a minute

Cursive lowercase f worksheet

Print the free cursive lowercase f worksheet to move from the screen to paper. The PDF has five practice rows: trace the dashed f, write the f starting from the green dot, write it from memory, trace the join into the next letter, and trace a practice word from the Scribble curriculum.

How lowercase f joins other letters

Cursive letters slant forward and are joined together. The ending curve of the first letter can join the starting curve of the next letter — so what lowercase f does next depends only on which stroke the next letter starts with: an undercurve, a downcurve, or an overcurve.

undercurve → undercurvefi

The undercurve of the f joins the undercurve of the i.

Every undercurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

undercurve → downcurvefa

The undercurve of the f joins the downcurve of the a.

Every downcurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

undercurve → overcurvefn

The undercurve of the f joins the overcurve of the n.

Every overcurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

How to write a capital F in cursive

The cursive capital F is written in three strokes. Press play to watch the capital F in cursive drawn on the writing lines, then note whether it connects to the letter after it — that is the habit that separates capitals from lowercase letters.

Capital F has three strokes.

First the body, then the second stroke, then the cross.

F is a capital letter.

It stays between the baseline and topline.

F is a standalone capital letter.

Lift before the next letter.

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    Curve right.Start at the topline. Stop at the topline.
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    Double curve, curve up, slide right.
  3. 3
    Cross.
Entry stroke: slide downExit stroke: slide rightCapital type: standalone — lift before the next letter

Practice, from easiest to hardest

FFinnFridayFranceFred loves Florida.

Cursive capital F quiz

Take the capital F quiz to make sure the letter stuck: tap the two writing lines it stays between, tap where each stroke starts and stops, trace the letter with your finger or mouse, and answer the join question. Wrong taps just shake and let you try again.

1. Lines2. Start and stop3. Trace4. Joins

4 quick checks · about a minute

Capital F and the next letter

F is a standalone capital letter. Lift before the next letter. In "Fi" you finish the capital, lift, and start the i separately.

Cursive capital F worksheet

Print the free cursive capital F worksheet to move from the screen to paper. The PDF has five practice rows: trace the dashed F, write the F starting from the green dot, write it from memory, trace the join into the next letter, and trace a practice word from the Scribble curriculum.

Frequently asked questions

The lowercase cursive f is one stroke: make an undercurve, make a loop, slant down, make a loop, then make an undercurve. It starts at the baseline and stops at the midline.

Three. F has three strokes — first the body, then the second stroke, then the cross. The body starts at the topline.

Yes. f is a full range letter: it reaches from the topline to the bottomline. It is the only lowercase cursive letter that touches both.

The f begins and ends with an undercurve, so it flows in from the letter before it and out to the letter after it, as in "fi", "fe", and "fl".

No. F is a standalone capital letter — lift before the next letter, as in "Friday".

Practice cursive f with real feedback

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