Cursive Names

Miguel in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write Miguel in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-i-g-u-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: 6

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. g drops below the baseline. i, u, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Miguel connect

4 of Miguel's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is g-u, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of u.

The letters in Miguel

Shaky on m, i, and g or any of the others? Open the letter's own guide below for its stroke order, joins, and practice sheet.

Trace Miguel in cursive

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

The free printable Miguel 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-g-u-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 Miguel flows in one continuous run, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

4 of Miguel's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is g-u, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of u.

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. g drops below the baseline. i, u, and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

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

Practice writing Miguel 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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