Cursive A — Capital and Lowercase

Copy cursive capital A and lowercase a in four script styles, or learn how to write A in cursive by hand.

Copy Cursive A and a

  • Cursive Script capital A

    𝒜

    U+1D49C
  • Cursive Script small a

    𝒶

    U+1D4B6
  • Bold Cursive capital A

    𝓐

    U+1D4D0
  • Bold Cursive small a

    𝓪

    U+1D4EA
  • Italic Serif capital A

    𝐴

    U+1D434
  • Italic Serif small a

    𝑎

    U+1D44E
  • Bold Italic Serif capital A

    𝑨

    U+1D468
  • Bold Italic Serif small a

    𝒂

    U+1D482

These are Unicode characters that look like cursive, not a handwriting worksheet. To type a whole word or name, use the cursive font generator.

How to Write a Cursive Capital A

Cursive capital A looks like a large version of the lowercase a. Start at the top, swing down and around counterclockwise into a tall oval, close it at the top, then pull a straight stroke down the right side and finish with a short exit stroke.

How to Write a Lowercase Cursive a

Lowercase cursive a begins with an upstroke from the baseline. Curve over the top and down into a small counterclockwise oval, close it, then retrace down the right side and leave the letter with an upward tail that joins the next letter.

Common Mistakes with Cursive A

The most common mistake is leaving the oval open at the top, which turns a into a u or a ci. Also check that the downstroke on the right touches the oval; a gap makes the letter look like an o followed by an i.

These notes describe common American school cursive. Handwriting programs differ in small details, so follow your teacher's model if it looks different.

Cursive A in Unicode

Every variant of cursive A on this page comes from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block (U+1D400–U+1D7FF), added in Unicode 3.1 in 2001. Script A has no gap in that block, so capital and lowercase come from the same set and match in style.

In mathematics, script 𝒜 is a common name for an algebra of sets, such as a σ-algebra, or for an atlas of charts on a manifold.

Words Starting with A in Cursive

  • 𝒜𝓂ℯ𝓁𝒾𝒶

  • 𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓪

  • 𝒜𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃

  • 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓶𝓷

  • 𝒜𝒹𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉𝓊𝓇ℯ

  • 𝓐𝓭𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I copy cursive A?

Tap Copy next to the style you want, then paste it into any text field. Script gives 𝒜 and 𝒶, and bold script gives 𝓐 and 𝓪. They are Unicode characters, so no font install is needed.

What is the Unicode code point for cursive A?

Script capital A is 𝒜 (U+1D49C) and script small a is 𝒶 (U+1D4B6). Bold script capital A is 𝓐 (U+1D4D0) and bold script small a is 𝓪 (U+1D4EA).

Does lowercase cursive a connect to the next letter?

Lowercase cursive a finishes at the baseline with a rising exit stroke that becomes the start of the next letter.