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How to write lowercase y in print

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

y in semi-joinedy 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 left and go straight down.

y is a long ladder letter: start at the top and go straight down, then flick out.

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