How to Write Peace in Cursive

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

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

Peace is a calm word that asks for calm handwriting. It has a capital P, two e letters with an a and a c between, and the c is the one that causes trouble. Written clearly it is a lovely word for a sign, a card or a tattoo, and it works with a slight slant and open letters.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Peace

Pe: The capital P has a stem and a bowl, and it lifts. After the bowl, leave a small gap and start the e just to the right, keeping the e small and open.
ea: The e exits at the baseline and swings up into the a. Close the a at the top and leave a short exit.
ac: The a exits at the baseline and rises to the start of the c. The c is a small open curve, so keep it open at the top and right.
ce: The c exits at the baseline and rises into the final e loop. Keep the e small and finish with a short upturn.

Tricky spots

The c and e: The c is a small open curve, and the e is a loop. If the c closes, the word reads as peaee. Keep the c open and the e clearly looped.
The ea pair: The e and a are both small, so keep them even. The a must close at the top, or it reads as u.
Capital P: The capital P is a tall stem with a bowl. Keep the bowl closed and the stem straight, with the same slant as the lowercase letters.

Capitals

Capitalise Peace at the start of a sentence or when used as a name or title. The capital P is a stem with a bowl, and it is a lifting capital: finish the bowl, lift and start the e close beside it. Lowercase peace is easier and suits a tattoo or sign, with a plain p that has a descender.

Variations and styles

For a card, write peace with a tall P and a small dove or olive branch beside it. A signature-style peace runs every letter together and ends with a long exit from the last e. A pointed pen gives the P heavy downstrokes. In lowercase, the p descender can make a nice curl under the word.

As a tattoo

Peace is short and works well in cursive. Use at least 2 cm of height, ask for the c to stay open and the e letters to stay clearly looped, and check the stencil. Small e shapes fill in first, so avoid tight spacing.

Printable practice sheet

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

Cursive practice: Peace

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Copy-paste versions of Peace

Both e's in 𝒫ℯ𝒶𝒸ℯ are Letterlike substitutes (ℯ, U+212F), one second and one last, so the vowels at each end look different from the P, a and c between them. Bold script 𝓟𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓮 draws all five letters from one block.

Peace in cursive: questions

How do you write peace in cursive?

Write a capital P with a closed bowl, lift, then a looped e, a closed a, an open c and a final e. After the lift, each letter joins at the baseline. Keep the c open so it does not read as an e, and give the two e's matching loops, since they are the first and last letters you see after the P.

Why does my c look like an e?

The c has been closed or looped. A cursive c is a small curve open at the top and right, with no loop inside it. If you close it, it reads as an e and the word turns into peaee. Keep it open and let the e that follows show the loop.

Should peace start with a capital P?

Use the capital when the word opens a sentence or acts as a name or title. Lowercase peace is simpler, and the p's descender can curl under the word. On a sign or card a capital P gives the word a clear start, but it adds one lift to the line.

Can I copy peace in cursive text?

Yes, use the script or bold script versions above. They paste into most apps, but they are Unicode symbols, so screen readers may read them letter by letter and a few older devices show boxes. For a printed sign, handwrite peace or use a script font instead.