Cursive Alphabet

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

Learn how to write a cursive X. Watch the capital and lowercase x drawn stroke by stroke on the writing lines, see how x joins other letters, and take the letter check.

Two forms, two habits: the lowercase x joins the letters around it, while the capital X is a standalone capital — you lift your pencil before the next letter. Press play on each animation below, then test yourself with the letter checks.

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

How to write a lowercase x in cursive

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

Lowercase x has two strokes.

First the body, then the cross.

Lowercase x is a short letter.

It stays between the baseline and midline.

  1. 1
    Curve over, slant down, make an undercurve.Stop at the midline.
  2. 2
    Cross.
Entry stroke: overcurveExit stroke: undercurve

Practice, from easiest to hardest

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Cursive lowercase x quiz

Take the lowercase x 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 x worksheet

Print the free cursive lowercase x worksheet to move from the screen to paper. The PDF has five practice rows: trace the dashed x, write the x 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 x 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 x does next depends only on which stroke the next letter starts with: an undercurve, a downcurve, or an overcurve.

undercurve → undercurvexi

The undercurve of the x joins the undercurve of the i.

Every undercurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

undercurve → downcurvexa

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

Every downcurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

undercurve → overcurvexn

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

Every overcurve letter joins the same way — tap one:

How to write a capital X in cursive

The cursive capital X is written in two strokes. Press play to watch the capital X 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 X has two strokes.

First the body, then the cross.

X is a capital letter.

It stays between the baseline and topline.

X is a standalone capital letter.

Lift before the next letter.

  1. 1
    Curve forward, slant down, make an undercurve.
  2. 2
    Cross.Stop at the baseline.
Entry stroke: curve forwardExit stroke: undercurveCapital type: standalone — lift before the next letter

Practice, from easiest to hardest

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Cursive capital X quiz

Take the capital X 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 X and the next letter

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

Cursive capital X worksheet

Print the free cursive capital X worksheet to move from the screen to paper. The PDF has five practice rows: trace the dashed X, write the X 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 x is written in two strokes. First the body: curve over, slant down, make an undercurve. Then add the cross. The stroke stops at the midline.

The capital cursive X is written in two strokes. First the body: curve forward, slant down, make an undercurve. Then add the cross. Capital X stays between the baseline and topline.

Lowercase x has two strokes. First the body, then the cross. Capital X has two strokes. First the body, then the cross.

Lowercase x is a short letter. It stays between the baseline and midline. It should stay level with the other short letters like a and e.

The lowercase x begins with an overcurve and ends with an undercurve, so the letter before it flows into that overcurve and its exit stroke carries straight into the next letter — as in "xi", "xa", and "xn".

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

Practice cursive x 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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