Cursive Names

Kathy in Cursive

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

Kathy starts with the capital K, which opens on a forward curve, and the whole word takes 3 strokes with 2 pencil lifts. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Kathy worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Kathy in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through K-a-t-h-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to cross the t and finish the K — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 3Pencil lifts: 2Letters: 5

Keep a small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let t and h climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital K spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Kathy connect

All 4 of the joins in Kathy leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Kathy

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 Kathy in cursive

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

The free printable Kathy 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.

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

Frequently asked questions

Write K-a-t-h-y in one continuous stroke. Finish by going back to cross the t and finish the K. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

Kathy takes 3 strokes: K-a-t-h-y in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t and finish the K.

The pencil lifts 2 times: to cross the t and to finish the K.

Keep a small — it lives between the baseline and the midline. Let t and h climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital K spans the full height from baseline to topline.

Yes. The capital K is a connecting capital — its exit stroke flows straight into the next letter.

Practice writing Kathy 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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