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How to write lowercase s in print

In print handwriting, s is written in one stroke. Start on the red dot and keep going without lifting your pencil.

s in semi-joineds in joined (cursive)

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 right and go round anticlockwise.

s is a curly caterpillar letter: start at the top right and go round anticlockwise.

This is the print (precursive) form taught in UK schools: separate letters with small exit flicks that make joining easier later.