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Cursive Alphabet

Cursive Worksheet Generator

Type a name, a spelling list or a sentence and print it as a cursive tracing sheet on ruled paper. Pick the letter size and US Letter or A4; long lines wrap to fit. Everything happens in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

How to use it

  1. Type a word, name, phrase or sentence per line — up to 24 lines. Anything too long for the paper wraps.
  2. Pick a style. Model + trace is the usual choice for a first attempt; dotted outline for younger writers.
  3. Set how many rows each line gets. Two is enough for a word; three for a single letter or a short name.
  4. Give the sheet a title, keep or drop the name-and-date line, and press print.

The preview on the right holds the rows that will print, at the size they print, though it does not draw the page breaks. The button says how many pages the sheet needs — it never under-counts, and on some settings it counts one page where a row would just squeeze in. Set your print dialog to the same paper and turn scaling off.

For sheets that are already made up, there are full-alphabet worksheets, a printable alphabet chart, a sheet at the foot of every letter page, and ready-made lists of cursive words and sentences. Digits work here too — see cursive numbers for how the numerals are formed.

Ideas for sheets

A name

Emma
Emma Rose

Spelling words

friend
because
beautiful

Days and months

Monday
Tuesday
September

Every letter once

the quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog

Looking for a single letter? Every letter page has a ready-made sheet — start from the worksheets index.

Generator questions

Is the cursive worksheet generator free?

Yes, completely. It runs in your browser, so there is no account, no upload and no limit on how many sheets you print. Choose Save as PDF in the print dialog if you want a file rather than paper.

What can I type into the generator?

Letters A–Z, a–z and the numbers 0–9, with spaces. Names, spelling lists, days of the week and whole sentences all work. Punctuation is replaced by a space. A line that is too long to fit across the paper wraps onto the next row rather than being cut, so you can paste a paragraph; the limit is 24 lines and 2,000 characters, and the print button shows how many pages the result needs.

What is the difference between the trace styles?

Model + trace prints one solid example followed by grey letters to write over. Trace only fills the whole row with grey letters. Dotted outline prints the letters as dotted lines to trace, the classic worksheet style. Model + blank gives one example and then empty ruled rows to copy it from memory.

Which cursive style does the generator use?

American looped cursive — the same letterforms as every chart and letter page on this site, drawn from an open-licensed typeface. Letters are placed side by side rather than joined, so the sheet shows each letter's full shape.