How to Write Please in Cursive

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

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

Please is six letters with a tall l, a pair of es and a run of small round letters, and the two e's with an a and an s between them are the tricky part. The capital P lifts, and the l is the tallest letter after it. Done well it looks warm on a note or a sign; done fast, the middle turns into a string of loops.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Please

le: The l is a tall loop that returns to the baseline and rises into the e. Keep the loop narrow so it does not look like an e, and keep the e small and open.
ea: The e exits at the baseline and rises into the a. Close the a at the top so it does not read as u, and keep the e and a the same height.
as: The a exits at the baseline with a short upstroke into the s. The s needs a pointed peak, since a rounded peak turns it into an o.
se: The s exits at the baseline and rises into the final e. Keep the e small and open, and finish with a short upturn so the word does not end abruptly.
Pl: The capital P does not connect to the l. Write the stem and bowl, lift, then start the l a short step to the right. Keep that gap small.

Tricky spots

Capital P: The P is a stem with a bowl at the top right. Keep the bowl closed and about the height of the l loop, or the P looks like an R or an open loop.
The l loop: The l is a tall narrow loop. If it is too wide, it reads as an e, and please becomes peease.
Two e letters: The e after the l and the e at the end are the same shape. Keep them the same size, with open loops, and do not let the final one grow.

Capitals

Capitalise Please at the start of a sentence or when it is a title, as on a sign. The capital P is a lifting capital: after the stem and bowl, the pen leaves the page before the l. Lowercase please is easier and fits a casual note, where a p with a plain descender joins straight into the l.

Variations and styles

For a note or sign, write Please with a small heart or a smile beside it. A signature-style version links each letter in one line. A pointed pen gives the P a heavy downstroke. For the phrase 'Please and thank you', keep both capitals the same size and write 'and' in a small, simple cursive.

Printable practice sheet

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

Cursive practice: Please

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Copy-paste versions of Please

Plain script gives 𝒫𝓁ℯ𝒶𝓈ℯ, in which the two e's, third and sixth, are the only substitutes, ℯ (U+212F) both times, while P, l, a and s are regular. Bold script 𝓟𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮 uses a single block, so none of its six letters is borrowed.

Please in cursive: questions

How do you write please in cursive?

Write a capital P with a stem and closed bowl, lift, then write a tall l loop. Join the l to a small e, then to a closed a, a peaked s and a final e. Keep the e letters the same size and the l loop narrow.

Does capital P connect to the l?

No. Capital P is a lifting capital in traditional cursive. You write the stem and bowl, lift, and start the l fresh. Keep the gap small so Please reads as one word. Lowercase p, in the middle of a word, does join to the next letter.

Why does please look like peease?

The l loop has been written too wide, so it looks like an e. A cursive l is a narrow loop with a pointed top and a sharp return. Make it tall and thin, and the word reads clearly with its two different letters.

Can I copy please in cursive text?

Yes. Paste the script or bold script versions above into any app that accepts Unicode text. Bold script is the more even of the two, because regular script borrows the e from another block. They are symbols rather than a font.