How do you do a K in bubble letters?
Draw a straight stem, then two diagonal arms meeting it near the middle. Outline the stem, round the tips of both arms, and cut a sharp V-shaped notch between the arms on the right. Keep the joint slim so the stem stays visible, then ink and erase.
- Draw the stem. Pencil a straight vertical line on the left.
- Add the arms. From the middle of the stem, draw one diagonal up to the right and one down to the right.
- Outline the stem. Trace the left side and round the top and bottom.
- Trace the arms. Go out along the top arm, round its tip, come back to the joint, then out along the bottom arm.
- Cut the notch. Between the two arms, keep a clear V-shaped gap pointing toward the stem.
- Ink and shade. Finish the line and shade under the lower arm.
What makes a K easy or tricky in bubble letters
The K is tricky because three strokes meet at one point. When they all swell, the joint becomes a blob and the arms lose their angle. Keep the arms meeting slightly away from the stem, or let the lower arm start from the upper arm instead. Either way, the notch between the arms must stay open and pointed.
Lowercase k in bubble letters
Lowercase k has a tall stem and two shorter arms that only reach the x-height. As a bubble letter the arms are small, so the joint has even less room. Make the upper arm short and steep and the lower arm a little longer, kicking out at the baseline.
Cute, 3D and graffiti bubble K
A cute bubble K can curl the tip of its lower arm. For 3D, shadows inside the notch and under the lower arm show the shape clearly. Graffiti K's often break the arms away from the stem or turn the kick into an arrow.
Common mistakes with a bubble K
- Letting the three strokes swell into a lump at the joint.
- Drawing the arms too flat so the notch closes.
- Making the lowercase k arms as tall as the stem, which turns it into a capital.
Printable bubble letter K to color or trace
Each letter fills a full A4 page (choose "fit to page" to print on US Letter), so it is big enough to color, trace or cut out for a banner. Download the uppercase A–Z PDF, the lowercase a–z PDF or the numbers 0–9 PDF, and print only the pages you need. More sheets are on printable bubble letters.