Cursive Names

Jonathan in Cursive

The name Jonathan in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

In cursive, Jonathan is written in 2 strokes with one pencil lift: J-o-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.

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

How to write Jonathan in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through J-o-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: 8

Size is what makes Jonathan readable: full-height capital J, tall t and h, and midline-height o, n, and a. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

How the letters in Jonathan connect

5 of Jonathan's 7 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-n, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of n.

The letters in Jonathan

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 Jonathan in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off Jonathan, the cursor waits for you to come back.

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

Free printable Jonathan cursive worksheet

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

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

5 of Jonathan's 7 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-n, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of n.

Size is what makes Jonathan readable: full-height capital J, tall t and h, and midline-height o, n, and a. Uneven heights are the most common mistake, so check each letter against its lines.

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

Practice writing Jonathan 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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