Cursive Names

Phyllis in Cursive

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

Phyllis starts with the capital P, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 3 strokes with 2 pencil lifts. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free Phyllis worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Phyllis in cursive

  1. 1Form the capital P on its own and lift before the next letter.
  2. 2Keep the pencil down through h-y-l-l-i-s, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  3. 3Last, return to dot the i — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 3Pencil lifts: 2Letters: 7

The capital P fills the space between the baseline and the topline. h and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. i and s stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Phyllis connect

4 of Phyllis's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is y-l, where y ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of l. Remember: the capital P stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Phyllis

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

Trace Phyllis in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of Phyllis — 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 Phyllis cursive worksheet

Take Phyllis 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

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: Phyllis is 3 strokes with 2 pencil lifts, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts 2 times: after the standalone capital P and to dot the i.

Phyllis uses 7 letters (6 different ones): p, h, y, l, i, and s. The capital P fills the space between the baseline and the topline. h and l are tall letters that reach toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. i and s stay between the baseline and the midline.

4 of Phyllis's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is y-l, where y ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of l. Remember: the capital P stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

Phyllis starts with the capital P, which opens on an undercurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing Phyllis with real feedback

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