Learn cursive, one line at a time
Pick a letter to see its numbered strokes and joins, then trace a short line of cursive writing yourself. Print a worksheet when you want to practice on paper.
LETTER 01 · Aa · BASELINE EXIT
Learn cursive A →Cursive A and a — joined with "after"
Capital A & small a
- Begin at the upper-right of a tall oval and curve counterclockwise down its left side.
- Close the oval at its starting point, descend the right side and round the small lower turn.
- Start at the upper-right midline and downcurve left around the oval.
- Close the oval, then slant down to the baseline on the right.
Join and correction
Keep the a exit continuous with the n shoulder or curve; preserve both letter bodies.
Fix: Close the oval before the short finishing stem.
Preset
0 drawn · 3 model strokes
Worksheet and print settings
Print at 100% (Actual size).
Handwriting practiceCursive · letter height 4 mm · line spacing 14 mm · 1/1
Spencerian script
An ornate business script from the mid-1800s, written with shaded strokes.
Zaner-Bloser
The Columbus, Ohio method of Charles Zaner and Elmer Bloser, widely used in US schools.
Palmer Method
Austin Norman Palmer’s plain business writing, taught in US schools.
Copperplate
English roundhand from the 1700s, written with a pointed pen.
D’Nealian
Donald Thurber’s 1978 slanted manuscript, which leads into cursive.