Cursive Names

Johnathan in Cursive

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

In cursive, Johnathan is written in 2 strokes with one pencil lift: J-o-h-n-a-t-h-a-n in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write Johnathan in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through J-o-h-n-a-t-h-a-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 9

Keep o, n, and a small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let h and t climb toward the topline. The capital J spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Johnathan connect

6 of Johnathan's 8 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are J-o, where J ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o and o-h, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of h.

The letters in Johnathan

Shaky on j, o, and h or any of the others? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace Johnathan 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 Johnathan cursive worksheet

The free printable Johnathan 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: Johnathan 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: to cross the t.

Johnathan uses 9 letters (6 different ones): j, o, h, n, a, and t. Keep o, n, and a small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let h and t climb toward the topline. The capital J spans the full height from baseline to topline.

6 of Johnathan's 8 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are J-o, where J ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o and o-h, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of h.

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

Practice writing Johnathan 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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