Cursive Words

Four in Cursive

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

There are 4 letters in four, but only 1 stroke: f-o-u-r in one continuous stroke. Play the animation to see how the letters flow together, then trace the whole word and download the printable practice sheet.

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

How to write four in cursive

  1. 1Write f, o, u, r as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 4

Keep o, u, and r small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let f climb toward the topline. f dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

How the letters in four connect

Follow the joins as you write four: f ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u; u ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r.

The letters in four

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

Trace four in cursive

Ready to try? Drag from the green circle through each stroke in order. If you drift off four, the cursor waits for you to come back.

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

Free printable four cursive worksheet

Print the free four in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace four along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

1. Write f, o, u, r as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.

Yes — four flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

Follow the joins as you write four: f ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of u; u ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r.

Keep o, u, and r small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let f climb toward the topline. f dips under the baseline before swinging back up.

four starts with the letter f, which opens on an undercurve. Getting that first entry stroke right sets the slant for the whole word.

Practice writing four 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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