Cursive Names

Katherine in Cursive

Watch the name Katherine drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

Katherine starts with the capital K, which opens on a forward curve, and the whole word takes 4 strokes with 3 pencil lifts. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Katherine worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Katherine in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through K-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i, cross the t, and finish the K — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 4Pencil lifts: 3Letters: 9

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

How the letters in Katherine connect

All 8 of the joins in Katherine leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Katherine

Shaky on k, a, and t or any of the others? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace Katherine in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Katherine — 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 Katherine cursive worksheet

Take Katherine 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 K-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to dot the i, cross the t, and finish the K — always after the body of the word is done.

Not quite: the body of Katherine flows in one continuous run, but it takes 4 strokes in all. The pencil lifts 3 times: to dot the i, to cross the t, and to finish the K.

All 8 of the joins in Katherine leave the letter on an undercurve.

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

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

Practice writing Katherine with real feedback

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