Cursive Names

Madeline in Cursive

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

Madeline starts with the capital M, 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 Madeline worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Madeline in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-a-d-e-l-i-n-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 8

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. d and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. a, e, i, and n stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Madeline connect

All 7 of the joins in Madeline leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Madeline

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

Trace Madeline in cursive

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

Print the free Madeline in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace Madeline 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 M-a-d-e-l-i-n-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.

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

All 7 of the joins in Madeline leave the letter on an undercurve.

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. d and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. a, e, i, and n stay between the baseline and the midline.

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

Practice writing Madeline 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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