Cursive Names

Bob in Cursive

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

Bob starts with the capital B, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 2 strokes with one pencil lift. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Bob worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Bob in cursive

  1. 1Form the capital B on its own and lift before the next letter.
  2. 2Keep the pencil down through o-b, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 3

Keep o small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let b climb toward the topline. The capital B spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Bob connect

All of of the joins in Bob leave the letter on a checkstroke. Remember: the capital B stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Bob

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 Bob 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 first stroke.

Free printable Bob cursive worksheet

Print the free Bob in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace Bob 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.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: Bob is 2 strokes with one pencil lift, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts once: after the standalone capital B.

Bob uses 3 letters (2 different ones): b and o. Keep o small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let b climb toward the topline. The capital B spans the full height from baseline to topline.

All of of the joins in Bob leave the letter on a checkstroke. Remember: the capital B stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

Bob starts with the capital B, which opens on an undercurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing Bob 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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