Cursive Names

Bobby in Cursive

How to write the name Bobby in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

Bobby takes 2 strokes to write in cursive — the capital B on its own, then o-b-b-y in one continuous stroke. The animation below draws it on the writing lines exactly the way children practice it in Scribble; trace it after, then take the worksheet to paper.

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

How to write Bobby in cursive

  1. 1Write the capital B, then lift the pencil.
  2. 2Write o, b, b, y as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 5

Keep o small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let b climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital B spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Bobby connect

Follow the joins as you write Bobby: o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of b; b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of b; b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of y. Remember: the capital B stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Bobby

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 Bobby 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 Bobby cursive worksheet

The free printable Bobby worksheet follows the same order as this page: a trace row with dashed models, a green-dot row to start each attempt, a copy row beside a solid model, and blank lines to fill 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: Bobby 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.

Bobby uses 5 letters (3 different ones): b, o, and y. Keep o small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let b climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital B spans the full height from baseline to topline.

Follow the joins as you write Bobby: o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of b; b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of b; b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of y. Remember: the capital B stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

Bobby 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 Bobby 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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