Cursive Names

Leonard in Cursive

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

Leonard starts with the capital L, which opens on an undercurve, 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 Leonard worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Leonard in cursive

  1. 1Form the capital L on its own and lift before the next letter.
  2. 2Keep the pencil down through e-o-n-a-r-d, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 7

The capital L fills the space between the baseline and the topline. d is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. e, o, n, a, and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Leonard connect

4 of Leonard's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-n, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of n. Remember: the capital L stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Leonard

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

Trace Leonard in cursive

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

The free printable Leonard 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. Form the capital L on its own and lift before the next letter. 2. Keep the pencil down through e-o-n-a-r-d, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

Not quite: the body of Leonard flows in 2 runs, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: after the standalone capital L.

4 of Leonard's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-n, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of n. Remember: the capital L stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The capital L fills the space between the baseline and the topline. d is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. e, o, n, a, and r stay between the baseline and the midline.

L is a standalone capital. Finish it, lift the pencil, then begin the second letter of Leonard on its own.

Practice writing Leonard 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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