How to Write Easter in Cursive

By Maya Chen, lettering designer and type educator · Checked by Jordan Hale · October 2026 · How we review content

"Easter" in Playwrite US Trad, a typeface modelled on traditional school cursive.

Easter is a six-letter word that opens with one of the more elaborate capitals: the cursive E with its two small loops. The rest of the word is short, with an a, s, t, e and r that all sit close to the midline apart from the t spike. It works well on cards, egg tags, banners and church bulletins.

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Letter by letter

Each distinct letter in "Easter" has its own stroke-by-stroke page.

The joins in Easter

Ea: The capital E is built from two stacked loops with a stem, and in school cursive the lower loop ends in an exit that joins the a. Carry it straight into the a's oval without lifting. Keep the a small compared with the E.
as: The a exits at the baseline and rises to a small peak for the s. Keep the s small and pointed, with a short upstroke before it falls back to the baseline.
st: The s finishes with a short exit that runs into the t's stem. Make the t spike clearly taller than the s and add the cross at the end.
te: After the t's stem, the exit climbs into the e's loop. Keep the e small and slanted and avoid closing the loop.
er: The e exits at the baseline with a short undercurve into the r. Make the r small and pointed, with a short exit or none.

Tricky spots

Capital E: The cursive E has two stacked loops that must be the same width, with the top loop slightly smaller. If both loops are different sizes, it looks like a 3 with a tail. Practise the E on its own.
s then t: In Easter, the s and t are neighbours, and the s's small peak can touch the t spike. Keep the s low and compact, and leave the t cross for the end.
Final r: The r at the end is the last thing seen, so keep it neat and pointed. A rounded r looks like an n and the word then reads as Eastern.

Capitals

Easter is always capitalised, since it is the name of a holiday, and so the capital E is a feature. The capital E joins the a in school cursive: the lower loop finishes with an undercurve that runs into the a's oval. A flatter, print-like E needs a lift, but the standard model teaches a connected exit.

Variations and styles

Easter works well in pastel brush script on egg tags, with a small egg, a cross or a lily in place of the dot on a following i. A common card layout is Happy Easter, with Easter much larger. Calligraphers thicken the E's stem, the t spike and the r's down stroke. Pair with spring or blessed.

Printable practice sheet

Trace the grey letters, then write your own on the empty lines. Prints on one page (Letter or A4).

Cursive practice: Easter

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Copy-paste versions of Easter

Script Easter uses Letterlike substitutes for the capital E and the lowercase e: ℰ (U+2130) for E, ℯ (U+212F) for e. That gives ℰ𝒶𝓈𝓉ℯ𝓇, and these two can look lighter or differently slanted than 𝒶, 𝓈, 𝓉 and 𝓇. Bold script 𝓔𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 comes from one block and avoids the mismatch.

Easter in cursive: questions

How do I write the capital E in Easter?

Make a small upper loop, swing back to the left, make a slightly larger lower loop and finish with an undercurve at the baseline. Both loops open to the left. Carry that finishing stroke straight into the a without lifting. Keep the lower loop only a little bigger than the upper one.

Does the E connect to the a in Easter?

Yes, in school cursive it does. The capital E ends with an undercurve at the baseline of its lower loop, and that exit runs into the a's oval without a lift. If the join looks stretched, shorten the exit and move the a a little closer to the E.

Why does my s look like an r in Easter?

The s is small with a single peak and a curve back, while the r has a pointed shoulder and a short drop. Keep the s smaller and slightly curved, and use the t after it as a reference. In Easter the s sits between a and t, so a squat shape reads best.

What can I add to an Easter card?

A small egg, a cross, lilies or a bunny are easy to draw. Use them in place of the t cross or at the end of the r's tail, and keep the letters simple so the decoration stands out. Pastel pencil or watercolour behind the lettering also works on a plain card.