Cursive Names

Harry in Cursive

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

Harry takes 2 strokes to write in cursive — H-a-r-r-y in one continuous stroke; then go back to finish the H. 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.

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

How to write Harry in cursive

  1. 1Write H, a, r, r, y as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
  2. 2Go back and finish the H.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 5

Keep a and r small — they live between the baseline and the midline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital H spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Harry connect

Follow the joins as you write Harry: H ends on a rightward curve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the overcurve opening of y.

The letters in Harry

Harry is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace Harry in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Harry — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable Harry cursive worksheet

Take Harry to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

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

Frequently asked questions

1. Write H, a, r, r, y as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil. 2. Go back and finish the H.

Not quite: the body of Harry flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to finish the H.

Follow the joins as you write Harry: H ends on a rightward curve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r; r ends on an undercurve that carries into the overcurve opening of y.

Keep a and r small — they live between the baseline and the midline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital H spans the full height from baseline to topline.

H is one of the connecting capitals, so Harry flows from its first letter without a lift.

Practice writing Harry 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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