Cursive Words

About in Cursive

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

In cursive, about is written in 2 strokes with one pencil lift: a-b-o-u-t in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write about in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through a-b-o-u-t, 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: 5

Keep a, o, and u small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let b and t climb toward the topline.

How the letters in about connect

2 of about's 4 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are b-o, where b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of o and o-u, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u.

The letters in about

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace about in cursive

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

Take about 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 word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

Write a-b-o-u-t in one continuous stroke. Finish by going back to cross the t. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

about takes 2 strokes: a-b-o-u-t in one continuous stroke; then go back to cross the t.

The pencil lifts once: to cross the t.

Keep a, o, and u small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let b and t climb toward the topline.

2 of about's 4 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exceptions are b-o, where b ends on a checkstroke that carries into the downcurve opening of o and o-u, where o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u.

Practice writing about with real feedback

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