Cursive Names

Molly in Cursive

How to write the name Molly in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

Molly starts with the capital M, which opens on a forward curve, and the whole word takes 1 stroke without lifting the pencil. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Molly worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Molly in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-o-l-l-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 5

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. o stays between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Molly connect

3 of Molly's 4 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-l, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of l.

The letters in Molly

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

Trace Molly in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off Molly, the cursor waits for you to come back.

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

Free printable Molly cursive worksheet

Take Molly to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

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Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through M-o-l-l-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

Yes — Molly flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

3 of Molly's 4 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-l, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of l.

The capital M fills the space between the baseline and the topline. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. o stays between the baseline and the midline.

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

Practice writing Molly 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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