joy in cursive

This is how joy looks in school cursive: 3 letters, and the parts to watch are that oy is a high join, j goes below the line and y goes below the line. Print the sheet below to practise it.

joy written once as a model, then in grey to trace, then on empty lines to write alone.

Prints on US Letter and A4, in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.

How to write it, step by step

Join the letters without lifting your pencil: j, o and y.
Watch the high join (oy): after b, o, v or w, the next letter starts at the midline, not the baseline.
Let the j and y drop below the baseline and loop back up through it.
When the word is finished, go back to dot the j.

All 3 letters, one by one

Tap a letter to see how it is written on its own.

j o y

Tips for each letter

j: Turning the tail to the right. The loop of j always goes back to the left.
o: Dropping the ending to the baseline. Cursive o ends high, so the next letter starts from the midline.
y: Leaving the loop open below the line. Bring the tail back up so it crosses at the baseline.

Write it yourself

joy in cursive: writing practice worksheet — Write it yourself Model rows, then space to write

Questions parents ask

How do you write joy in cursive?

Join the letters without lifting your pencil: j, o and y. Watch the high join (oy): after b, o, v or w, the next letter starts at the midline, not the baseline. Let the j and y drop below the baseline and loop back up through it. When the word is finished, go back to dot the j.

How many letters are in joy?

joy has 3 letters: j, o, y.

Is joy hard to write in cursive?

Most of it joins smoothly. The parts that need care: oy is a high join, j goes below the line and y goes below the line. Trace it a few times on the sheet and it soon feels natural.