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How to write lowercase r in cursive (joined handwriting)

In joined (cursive) handwriting, r is written in one stroke. Start on the red dot and keep going without lifting your pencil.

r in printr in semi-joined

The letter shape comes from the Playwrite font; numbers show where each stroke starts.
🖨️ Worksheet

Step by step

  1. Stroke 1: start at the middle line, on the left and go round anticlockwise.

r is a one-armed robot letter: go down the stem, back up, then over.

In joined (cursive) writing, r joins to the letters around it. Dots and crossbars are added after the whole word.