Cursive Words

Ran in Cursive

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

In cursive, ran is written in 1 stroke without lifting the pencil: r-a-n in one continuous stroke. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

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

How to write ran in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through r-a-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 3

Keep r, a, and n small — they live between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in ran connect

All 2 of the joins in ran leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in ran

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

Trace ran in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

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

Free printable ran cursive worksheet

Print the free ran in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace ran 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.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through r-a-n, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

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

All 2 of the joins in ran leave the letter on an undercurve.

Keep r, a, and n small — they live between the baseline and the midline.

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

Practice writing ran with real feedback

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