Cursive Names

Kay in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write Kay in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through K-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to finish the K — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 3

The capital K fills the space between the baseline and the topline. y drops below the baseline. a stays between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Kay connect

All 2 of the joins in Kay leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Kay

Kay is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace Kay in cursive

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

Print the free Kay in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace Kay 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. Keep the pencil down through K-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to finish the K — always after the body of the word is done.

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

All 2 of the joins in Kay leave the letter on an undercurve.

The capital K fills the space between the baseline and the topline. y drops below the baseline. a stays between the baseline and the midline.

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

Practice writing Kay with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.