Cursive Names

Lola in Cursive

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

There are 4 letters in Lola, but only 2 strokes: the capital L on its own, then o-l-a in one continuous stroke. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

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

How to write Lola in cursive

  1. 1Write the capital L, then lift the pencil.
  2. 2Write o, l, a as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 4

Keep o and a small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let l climb toward the topline. The capital L spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Lola connect

Follow the joins as you write Lola: o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of l; l ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a. Remember: the capital L stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Lola

Shaky on l, o, and a? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace Lola in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the first stroke.

Free printable Lola cursive worksheet

Print the free Lola in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace Lola 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.

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Frequently asked questions

1. Write the capital L, then lift the pencil. 2. Write o, l, a as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.

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

Follow the joins as you write Lola: o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of l; l ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of a. Remember: the capital L stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

Keep o and a small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let l climb toward the topline. The capital L spans the full height from baseline to topline.

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

Practice writing Lola 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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