Cursive Names

Myrtle in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write Myrtle in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through M-y-r-t-l-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 6

Keep r and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let t and l climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital M spans the full height from baseline to topline.

How the letters in Myrtle connect

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

The letters in Myrtle

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

Trace Myrtle in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Myrtle — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable Myrtle cursive worksheet

Take Myrtle 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-y-r-t-l-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry. 2. Last, return to cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.

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

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

Keep r and e small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let t and l climb toward the topline. y dips under the baseline before swinging back up. The capital M spans the full height from baseline to topline.

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

Practice writing Myrtle 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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