Cursive Names

Michael in Cursive

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

Michael 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 Michael worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Michael in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-i-c-h-a-e-l, 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: 7

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

How the letters in Michael connect

All 6 of the joins in Michael leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Michael

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 Michael 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 Michael cursive worksheet

The free printable Michael 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. Keep the pencil down through M-i-c-h-a-e-l, 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 Michael flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

All 6 of the joins in Michael leave the letter on an undercurve.

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

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

Practice writing Michael 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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