Writing is one of the skills required for English mastery and proficiency. It is critical for students since writing is a fundamental ability. Furthermore, writing is used not just for communication but also for conveying ideas. This research aimed to analyze the kinds and the dominant of grammatical cohesion most used in students’ writing of recount text. This study applied a descriptive qualitative method. The objects of the study were 10 recount texts written by the ninth-grade students of SMP Fawatihul Husna Pegandon Kendal in the academic year of 2022/2023. The data were collected through tests and documentation. The data were analyzed qualitatively using the theory of cohesion. The results showed that there are 133 times or 66 % of references, 69 times or 34% of conjunction, 0 times or 0% of substitution, 0 times or 0% of ellipsis, and a total of 202 times of grammatical cohesion devices from 10 of the students’ writing of recount text. It can be concluded that the dominant types used in students’ writing of recount text are reference and conjunction. Meanwhile, substitution and ellipsis were hardly found. Therefore, cohesiveness among students in writing was established in poor categories since the rate of percentage is 20,2%. The result of this study can give new knowledge about how to write great sentences correctly and also can be used to help students to strengthen their awareness about grammatical cohesion devices.