Cursive numbers 0 to 9

Numbers are not joined in cursive, but they are written with the same slant and the same flow as the letters. Most numbers are written without lifting the pen. The 4 and the 5 take a second stroke, and a few numbers have a common second form.

Number 0

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, in the middle.

Where it ends

At the top, where it began. Lift.

Number 1

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

A little below the topline, to the left of the stem.

Where it ends

At the baseline. Lift.

Number 2

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

A little below the topline, on the left.

Where it ends

At the baseline, on the right. Lift.

Number 3

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

A little below the topline, on the left.

Where it ends

On the left, curving up about a quarter of the way. Lift.

Number 4

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the right of the slant.

Where it ends

At the baseline. Lift.

Number 5

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the left.

Where it ends

At the top right, with the bar. Lift.

Number 6

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the right.

Where it ends

At the midline, where the loop closes. Lift.

Number 7

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the left.

Where it ends

At the baseline, on the left. Lift.

Number 8

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the right.

Where it ends

At the top, where it began. Lift.

Number 9

Tall: baseline to topline, slanted like the letters.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the right.

Where it ends

At the baseline, on the left. Lift.

Number 1, second form

A plain downstroke with no flag at the top. This is the 1 most school charts teach.

Where the pen starts

At the topline.

Where it ends

At the baseline. Lift.

Number 4, second form

The closed 4: the second stroke starts at the top of the slant, so the top of the 4 makes a closed triangle. Many school charts teach this one.

Where the pen starts

At the topline.

Where it ends

At the baseline. Lift.

Number 7, second form

The crossed 7, with a short bar through the middle of the slant, added last.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the left.

Where it ends

With the crossbar. Lift.

Number 9, second form

A 9 with a straight stem instead of a curved one. This is the 9 most school charts teach.

Where the pen starts

At the topline, on the right.

Where it ends

At the baseline. Lift.

Print the numbers

Preview of the alphabet and numbers chart printable

Alphabet and numbers chartOne page with every letter and number

Number wordsTrace one to ten in cursive