Cursive Names

Nick in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write Nick in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through N-i-c-k, 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: 4

The capital N fills the space between the baseline and the topline. k is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. i and c stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Nick connect

All 3 of the joins in Nick leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in Nick

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

Trace Nick in cursive

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

Take Nick 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.

Need a different name? Make your own name tracing worksheet — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: Nick is 2 strokes with one pencil lift, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts once: to dot the i.

Nick uses 4 letters: n, i, c, and k. The capital N fills the space between the baseline and the topline. k is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. i and c stay between the baseline and the midline.

All 3 of the joins in Nick leave the letter on an undercurve.

Nick starts with the capital N, which opens on a forward curve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing Nick with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.