Cursive U — Capital and Lowercase

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

Copy Cursive U and u

  • Cursive Script capital U

    𝒰

    U+1D4B0
  • Cursive Script small u

    𝓊

    U+1D4CA
  • Bold Cursive capital U

    𝓤

    U+1D4E4
  • Bold Cursive small u

    𝓾

    U+1D4FE
  • Italic Serif capital U

    𝑈

    U+1D448
  • Italic Serif small u

    𝑢

    U+1D462
  • Bold Italic Serif capital U

    𝑼

    U+1D47C
  • Bold Italic Serif small u

    𝒖

    U+1D496

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 U

Cursive capital U starts with a small hook, comes down into a rounded cup, climbs back to the top, and comes straight down again before the exit stroke. It looks like a large lowercase u.

How to Write a Lowercase Cursive u

Lowercase cursive u is two cups in a row: down, up, down, up, then an exit tail. The points at the top stay sharp, unlike the rounded humps of n.

Common Mistakes with Cursive U

Rounding the tops of u turns it into an n. Keep the tops pointed and the bottoms rounded, the opposite of n.

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

Cursive U in Unicode

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

In topology, an open cover of a space is often written with a script 𝒰, one of the less common script capitals you will see outside of names.

Words Starting with U in Cursive

  • 𝒰𝓃𝒶

  • 𝓤𝓷𝓪

  • 𝒰𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎

  • 𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂

  • 𝒰𝓃𝒾𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓈ℯ

  • 𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I copy cursive U?

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

What is the Unicode code point for cursive U?

Script capital U is 𝒰 (U+1D4B0) and script small u is 𝓊 (U+1D4CA). Bold script capital U is 𝓤 (U+1D4E4) and bold script small u is 𝓾 (U+1D4FE).

Does lowercase cursive u connect to the next letter?

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