Cursive Names

Josiah in Cursive

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

There are 6 letters in Josiah, but only 2 strokes: J-o-s-i-a-h in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

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

How to write Josiah in cursive

  1. 1Write J, o, s, i, a, h as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
  2. 2Go back and dot the i.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 6

The capital J fills the space between the baseline and the topline. h is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. o, s, i, and a stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Josiah connect

Follow the joins as you write Josiah: J ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of s; s ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h.

The letters in Josiah

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 Josiah 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 Josiah cursive worksheet

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

1. Write J, o, s, i, a, h as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil. 2. Go back and dot the i.

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

Follow the joins as you write Josiah: J ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of s; s ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of h.

The capital J fills the space between the baseline and the topline. h is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. o, s, i, and a stay between the baseline and the midline.

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

Practice writing Josiah 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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