How do you draw an M in bubble letters?
Pencil two vertical legs and a V between them, then trace the outline. Round the two peaks and the feet, cut a narrow V notch in the middle that reaches about halfway down, and keep a rounded tunnel under each side. Ink the outline and erase your skeleton.
- Draw two legs. Pencil two upright lines, wider apart than for a normal M.
- Add the V. Join their tops with a V that dips about halfway down.
- Round the peaks. Trace over the two tops as soft domes.
- Cut the middle notch. Between the peaks, draw a narrow V-shaped dip in the outline.
- Shape the tunnels. Under each half, draw a rounded arch between the outer leg and the middle V.
- Finish. Ink, erase and shade.
What makes an M easy or tricky in bubble letters
The M has two valleys to protect: the notch at the top center and the two tunnels below. Puff the strokes too much and all three close. Keep the middle V shallow, around halfway, and the tunnels narrow but visible. The M is also the widest letter, so do not let it take over the word.
Lowercase m in bubble letters
Lowercase m is two humps side by side on three short legs. In bubble form, it looks like two rounded arches joined at the middle leg. Keep both humps the same size and both gaps between legs open. A lowercase m that is too wide can stretch a word, so draw the humps narrow.
Cute, 3D and graffiti bubble M
A cute bubble M can round its peaks like two scoops of ice cream. For 3D, shadows fill the middle notch and the tunnels, which makes the shape clear. Graffiti M's often stagger the peaks or cross the middle strokes; see the graffiti letter M.
Common mistakes with a bubble M
- Cutting the top notch deeper than halfway, so the two halves look like separate letters.
- Drawing the tunnels so narrow that they close.
- Making the M twice as wide as every other letter in the word.
Printable bubble letter M 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.