Cursive Numbers 0–9

Numerals are not joined like letters, but they are written with the same slant and the same rounded strokes, at about the height of a capital. Here are all ten on ruled lines, with a practice sheet.

Numbers share a page with the letters on the printable alphabet chart, and they are where cursive gets used most in real life: dates. Once the ten shapes are steady, write them beside the days of the week and the months of the year.

Further down: number words from one to one hundred, how to write the date, and printable sheets for each.

Pick a number to see how it is written.

How to write each number

One oval, drawn counter-clockwise from the top, the same shape as a capital O but slightly narrower.

A short lead-in rising from the left to the top, then one slanted stroke straight down to the baseline. Keep it the same slant as the letters.

A small curve over the top, a diagonal down to the baseline, a small loop there, then a stroke along the baseline to the right.

Two curves stacked, both opening to the left, joined by a small loop in the middle and drawn in one stroke from the top.

A short slant down, a level stroke to the right, then a taller stroke straight down through it. Two strokes.

A short stroke down from the top, a rounded bowl below it, then the top bar added last, left to right.

A curve down from the top that rounds into a loop at the bottom, drawn counter-clockwise in one stroke.

A level stroke along the top line, then a slant down to the baseline. Some styles add a short crossbar.

One continuous stroke: start at the top, sweep down to the left, cross, loop at the bottom and return to the top.

A loop at the top, started from inside it, then a stroke that curves down to the baseline and round to the left.

Number words in cursive, one to one hundred

On a cheque, in a spelling test or in a sentence, numbers are written as words, and a word is joined like any other. Learn the twenty below and the tens, and every number up to one hundred is made from them. Under each word: joins that start at the midline, after one of the bridge letters b, o, v, w, and what to add after the word is written.

1
one
joins: o→n
2
two
joins: w→o · add after: cross the t
3
three
no midline joins · add after: cross the t
4
four
joins: o→u
5
five
joins: v→e · add after: dot the i
6
six
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, second stroke of the x
7
seven
joins: v→e
8
eight
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
9
nine
no midline joins · add after: dot the i
10
ten
no midline joins · add after: cross the t
11
eleven
joins: v→e
12
twelve
joins: w→e, v→e · add after: cross the t
13
thirteen
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross both t’s
14
fourteen
joins: o→u · add after: cross the t
15
fifteen
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
16
sixteen
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t, second stroke of the x
17
seventeen
joins: v→e · add after: cross the t
18
eighteen
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
19
nineteen
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
20
twenty
joins: w→e · add after: cross both t’s
30
thirty
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross both t’s
40
forty
joins: o→r · add after: cross the t
50
fifty
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
60
sixty
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t, second stroke of the x
70
seventy
joins: v→e · add after: cross the t
80
eighty
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
90
ninety
no midline joins · add after: dot the i, cross the t
100
one hundred
joins: o→n

Numbers from 21 to 99

Put the tens word and the ones word together with a hyphen: twenty-one, forty-five, ninety-nine. The hyphen is not a join. Finish the first word, lift the pen, draw a short level stroke, and start the second word fresh with its own entry stroke. Exact tens (thirty, sixty) and one hundred have no hyphen.

Spellings to watch

forty has no u, even though four and fourteen do. ninety keeps the e from nine. eighteen has a single t, and twelve and twenty both begin tw, so the w bridge carries into the e at the midline.

How to write the date in cursive

Write the month as a word with its capital. 4 month names begin with a capital that does not join (February, September, October, December), so lift the pen after the first letter; the rest run straight on.
Leave a space, then write the day in numerals. Numerals stand apart: they are never joined to the month or to each other.
For an ordinal (3rd, 21st), write the numeral, then the two small letters joined to each other but not to the numeral.
With the day of the week in front, write it, put the comma right after the word, and carry on: Monday, March 3.
If the year is needed, add another comma and write it in numerals, evenly spaced.

The practice sheet includes a full “Monday, March 3” so you can see where the comma goes. For the words themselves, the months and days of the week each have a page of their own.

Cursive numbers practice sheet

Five sheets: the numerals 0–9, the number words from one to twenty, the tens up to one hundred, and the date. Each shows a model first and grey copies to trace. For a house number, a birthday or a phone number, type it into the worksheet generator — it takes digits as well as letters — or print the full-alphabet worksheets alongside it.

Prints on one US Letter page. Choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog to download.

Cursive numbers 0–9

Model, then trace

Name ______________________ Date __________

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Number questions

Are numbers written in cursive?

Not in the joined sense. Handwriting programs teach numerals as separate characters — each one is written on its own and never connected to the next. "Cursive numbers" means numerals written with the same slant, rhythm and rounded strokes as the surrounding cursive letters, so a date or an address looks like it belongs on the page.

Do cursive numbers connect to each other?

No. A house number like 4318 is written as four separate numerals, evenly spaced. Only letters join in cursive; joining numerals makes them ambiguous, which is the last thing you want on a cheque or a form.

How tall should numbers be in cursive writing?

The same height as the capital letters — from the baseline up to the top line. Unlike letters, numerals have no ascenders or descenders in most styles, so a row of numbers sits in that one band, give or take the slight overshoot every rounded shape needs to look level.

Which numbers are easy to confuse in handwriting?

1 and 7, 4 and 9, and 3 and 8 are the usual pairs. Give 7 a clear level top, close the loop of 9, and keep the two curves of 3 open on the left so it cannot become an 8.

How do you write the numbers 1 to 100 in words in cursive?

Learn the words for one to twenty and the tens, and every other number up to ninety-nine is built from them. Each word is written in one movement with its letters joined. A number like twenty-one is two words and a hyphen: finish twenty, lift the pen, draw the hyphen as a short level stroke, then start one as a new word. One hundred is two words with a space and no hyphen.

How do I write the date in cursive?

Write the month as a word, starting with its capital, leave a space, and write the day in numerals: March 3. The numerals are never joined to the letters. To put the day of the week first, write it, add the comma straight after the word, then carry on: Monday, March 3. If a form asks for the year, it goes after another comma, also in numerals.