Cursive Names

Shannon in Cursive

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

Shannon starts with the capital S, which opens on an undercurve, 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 Shannon worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write Shannon in cursive

  1. 1Form the capital S on its own and lift before the next letter.
  2. 2Keep the pencil down through h-a-n-n-o-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 2Pencil lifts: 1Letters: 7

The capital S fills the space between the baseline and the topline. h is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. a, n, and o stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in Shannon connect

4 of Shannon's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-n, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of n. Remember: the capital S stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The letters in Shannon

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

Trace Shannon in cursive

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

Take Shannon 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. Form the capital S on its own and lift before the next letter. 2. Keep the pencil down through h-a-n-n-o-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

Not quite: the body of Shannon flows in 2 runs, but it takes 2 strokes in all. The pencil lifts once: after the standalone capital S.

4 of Shannon's 5 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is o-n, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of n. Remember: the capital S stands alone, so lift the pencil before the next letter.

The capital S fills the space between the baseline and the topline. h is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. a, n, and o stay between the baseline and the midline.

S is a standalone capital. Finish it, lift the pencil, then begin the second letter of Shannon on its own.

Practice writing Shannon with real feedback

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