Cursive Months

January in Cursive

Watch the month January drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

There are 7 letters in January, but only 1 stroke: J-a-n-u-a-r-y in one continuous stroke. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

January written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write January in cursive

  1. 1Write J, a, n, u, a, r, y as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 7

Size is what makes January readable: full-height capital J, midline-height a, n, u, and r, and below-the-line y. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in January connect

Follow the joins as you write January: J ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the overcurve opening of n; n ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of u; u ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

The letters in January

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace January in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the word.

Free printable January cursive worksheet

Print the free January in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace January along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

Write J-a-n-u-a-r-y in one continuous stroke. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

January takes 1 stroke: J-a-n-u-a-r-y in one continuous stroke.

No — January is one continuous stroke. Every letter flows into the next without lifting the pencil.

Size is what makes January readable: full-height capital J, midline-height a, n, u, and r, and below-the-line y. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

Yes. The capital J is a connecting capital — its exit stroke flows straight into the next letter.

Practice writing January with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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