Cursive Words

Loyal in Cursive

Watch the word loyal drawn in cursive stroke by stroke, trace it on the writing lines, and print a free practice worksheet.

loyal starts with the letter l, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 1 stroke without lifting the pencil. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free loyal worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write loyal in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through l-o-y-a-l, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 5

l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. o and a stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in loyal connect

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

The letters in loyal

loyal is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace loyal in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of loyal — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable loyal cursive worksheet

Take loyal 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: loyal is 1 stroke without lifting the pencil, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

None — loyal is a single unbroken stroke from start to finish.

loyal uses 5 letters (4 different ones): l, o, y, and a. l is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. o and a stay between the baseline and the midline.

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

loyal starts with the letter l, 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 loyal with real feedback

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