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How to write lowercase z in print

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

z in semi-joinedz 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 round clockwise.

z is a zig-zag letter: it is made of straight diagonal lines.

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