Cursive Small a
a in cursive
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Cursive Small a
In common cursive styles, small a begins with a short entry stroke rising off the baseline into a small closed oval, then continues into a straight stroke back down to the baseline. You can compare it across every cursive style this site offers using the tool below — try typing your own word or name to see how a looks alongside other letters.
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This is the same cursive generator used across the site, prefilled with a — type anything else to preview it across all 25 cursive styles.
Cursive Styles
How to Write a in Cursive
The general stroke small a begins with a short entry stroke rising off the baseline into a small closed oval, then continues into a straight stroke back down to the baseline. Cursive letterforms vary between handwriting styles and curricula — treat this as a common pattern, not the only correct way to write it.
Cursive a Examples
A few short combinations and full words starting with a, shown in the same bold script as the letter above:
Small A vs capital A in Cursive
Related Cursive Letters
Frequently Asked Questions
In common cursive styles, small a begins with a short entry stroke rising off the baseline into a small closed oval, then continues into a straight stroke back down to the baseline. You can see the live Unicode rendering at the top of this page, or compare it across every cursive style in the tool below.
The general stroke small a begins with a short entry stroke rising off the baseline into a small closed oval, then continues into a straight stroke back down to the baseline. Cursive letterforms vary between handwriting styles and curricula, so treat this as a common pattern rather than the only correct way to write it.
Click the copy button next to the large a at the top of this page, or click any row in the font tool below — both copy real Unicode text you can paste anywhere, no image or download involved.
Lowercase a begins with a short entry stroke rising off the baseline into a small closed oval, then continues into a straight stroke back down to the baseline. Capital A starts with a small loop at the top, swings down and around into a wide oval body, then closes with a short stroke that ties into the next letter. See both side by side below, or visit the capital A page directly.