Cursive Alphabet

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

Learn how to write a cursive G. Watch the capital and lowercase g drawn stroke by stroke on the writing lines, then tap the guidelines and stroke landmarks to check yourself.

Ask anyone which cursive letter confused them most as a child and the capital G is usually near the top of the list. Both forms are written in one stroke. Press play to watch each one drawn on the writing lines, then try the checks below.

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

How to write a lowercase g in cursive

The model below is the exact lowercase g 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 g has one stroke.

Lowercase g is a descender letter.

It reaches from the midline to the bottomline.

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Curve down and around, make an undercurve, slant down, make a loop, curve over.Stop at the midline.

Entry stroke: downcurveExit stroke: overcurve

Practice, from easiest to hardest

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Cursive lowercase g quiz

Take the lowercase g 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 g worksheet

Print the free cursive lowercase g worksheet to move from the screen to paper. The PDF has five practice rows: trace the dashed g, write the g 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.

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How lowercase g 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 g does next depends only on which stroke the next letter starts with: an undercurve, a downcurve, or an overcurve.

overcurve → undercurvegi

The overcurve of the g joins the undercurve of the i.

Every undercurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

overcurve → downcurvega

The overcurve of the g joins the downcurve of the a.

Every downcurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

overcurve → overcurvegn

The overcurve of the g joins the overcurve of the n.

Every overcurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

How to write a capital G in cursive

The cursive capital G is written in one stroke. Press play to watch the capital G 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 G has one stroke.

G is a capital letter.

It stays between the baseline and topline.

G is a standalone capital letter.

Lift before the next letter.

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Make an undercurve, make a loop, curve forward, double curve, curve up, curve right.Start at the baseline.

Entry stroke: undercurveExit stroke: curve rightCapital type: standalone — lift before the next letter

Practice, from easiest to hardest

GGermanyGrantGabe lives in Georgia.

Cursive capital G quiz

Take the capital G 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 G and the next letter

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

Cursive capital G worksheet

Print the free cursive capital G worksheet to move from the screen to paper. The PDF has five practice rows: trace the dashed G, write the G 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.

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Frequently asked questions

The lowercase cursive g is one stroke: curve down and around, make an undercurve, slant down, make a loop, then curve over. It stops at the midline.

The cursive capital G is one stroke: make an undercurve, make a loop, curve forward, double curve, curve up, then curve right. It starts at the baseline and stays between the baseline and topline.

The cursive capital G is built from cursive strokes — an undercurve, a loop, a curve forward, and a double curve — rather than from the shape of the printed G, so it reads as a flourish the first time you see it. Watching it drawn stroke by stroke is the fastest way for the shape to make sense.

Yes. g is a descender letter: it reaches from the midline to the bottomline, the same range as j, p, q, y, and z.

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

Practice cursive g with real feedback

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

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