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X in Cursive

Capital X and lowercase x in three cursive styles, plus two fancy variants people often compare them against. Click any letter to copy it, or scroll down for the stroke order if you are writing a cursive X by hand.

Capital X and lowercase x in three cursive styles and two fancy variants
StyleCapital XLowercase x
Cursive styles
Cursive Script
Bold Cursive
Old Style Script
Fancy variants (not cursive)
Double-Struck
Clean Monospace

More letters: S in cursive · Z in cursive · V in cursive · all letters A–Z

Write Anything in Cursive

The table above is single letters. Type a word, a name, or a whole sentence here and get it in all five styles — click a row to copy it.

Cursive X Practice Sheet

A printable worksheet for handwriting the letter X: the stroke order at the top, then ruled lines with grey letters to trace and blank lines to finish on your own. For all 26 letters on one worksheet, use the cursive alphabet practice sheet.

Cursive X Stroke Order

Stroke order for a cursive capital X and a cursive lowercase x Two letterforms between dashed guide lines. Both the capital and lowercase X are two crossing diagonals β€” the first running down to the right, the second added afterwards running down to the left. cap height x-height baseline capital X lowercase x
The filled dot is where the pen starts, the open circle where it lifts.

How to Write a Capital X in Cursive

  1. Start below cap height and draw a diagonal down to the right, ending on the baseline.
  2. Exit with a small flick.
  3. Finish the rest of the word.
  4. Return and add the second diagonal, top right to bottom left.

Like the t crossbar and the i dot, the second stroke of X is added after the word, not during it.

How to Write a Lowercase x in Cursive

  1. Start at x-height and draw a diagonal down to the right, ending on the baseline.
  2. Exit to the right so the next letter can join.
  3. Finish the word.
  4. Come back and cross with the second diagonal, top right to bottom left.

The x is one of the very few lowercase letters that cannot be written without lifting the pen.

Cursive x vs a Multiplication Sign

In handwritten notes this is a real ambiguity, especially in anything with numbers. A cursive x has a visible entry stroke on the first diagonal and an exit stroke that runs on towards the next letter; a multiplication cross has neither and sits symmetrically between two terms. If your notes mix words and arithmetic, the entry and exit strokes are what tell a reader which one you meant.

Joining x to the Next Letter

The first diagonal ends on the baseline and carries the join, so the letter after an x connects normally β€” the second diagonal is added later and never touches the neighbouring letters. This is the same pattern as the i dot and the t bar: finish the running stroke, then go back for the extras.

Common Mistakes with Cursive X

  • Crossing mid-word. Add the second diagonal after the word, like a t bar.
  • Joining from the wrong stroke. The join leaves from the first diagonal, not the second.
  • An off-centre cross. The two diagonals should meet near the middle of the x-height.
  • Curving the diagonals. Both strokes are straight.

Names Starting With X in Cursive

  • Xavier — 𝒳𝒢𝓋𝒾ℯ𝓇
  • Xander — 𝒳𝒢𝓃𝒹ℯ𝓇
  • Ximena — 𝒳𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓃𝒢
  • Xiomara — 𝒳𝒾ℴ𝓂𝒢𝓇𝒢

Words Beginning With x in Cursive

  • xylophone — π“π“Žπ“β„΄π“…π’½β„΄π“ƒβ„―
  • xenon — 𝓍ℯ𝓃ℴ𝓃
  • axis — π’Άπ“π’Ύπ“ˆ

Want a whole word or sentence? Use the cursive letters generator, or the cursive name generator for names. To practise these strokes on paper, print a cursive practice sheet.

Cursive X FAQ

What is the cursive X?

The cursive X is the joined-up form of the letter X: two crossing diagonals in both cases. The first runs down to the right and carries the join to the next letter; the second is added afterwards, running down to the left. Online, “cursive X” also means the copy-and-paste characters (𝒳 and 𝓍) above.

How do you write x in cursive?

In short: one diagonal down to the right, exit towards the next letter, finish the word, then go back and add the crossing diagonal. Steps and diagram are above.

Does the cursive x need a pen lift?

Yes. It is one of the few lowercase letters that cannot be completed in a single stroke, in the same family as dotting an i and crossing a t.

Why do so few words start with x?

English has very few native words beginning with x β€” most are borrowings from Greek, like xylophone and xenon. The letter is far more common in the middle or at the end of a word, as in axis or box.

Can I copy and paste a cursive X?

Yes. Every X above is a Unicode character rather than an image, so clicking copies real text into any field that accepts typing.