Cursive Names

Katie in Cursive

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

There are 5 letters in Katie, but only 4 strokes: K-a-t-i-e in one continuous stroke; then go back to dot the i, cross the t, and finish the K. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

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

How to write Katie in cursive

  1. 1Write K, a, t, i, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
  2. 2Go back and dot the i, cross the t, and finish the K.
Strokes: 4Pencil lifts: 3Letters: 5

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

How the letters in Katie connect

Follow the joins as you write Katie: K ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of t; t ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in Katie

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 Katie in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off Katie, 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 Katie cursive worksheet

The free printable Katie 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

1. Write K, a, t, i, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil. 2. Go back and dot the i, cross the t, and finish the K.

Not quite: the body of Katie 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.

Follow the joins as you write Katie: K ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a; a ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of t; t ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of i; i ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

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

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

Practice writing Katie 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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