Cursive Words

Run in Cursive

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

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

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

How to write run in cursive

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

r, u, and n stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in run connect

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

The letters in run

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 run in cursive

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

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

Free printable run cursive worksheet

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

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: run 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 — run is a single unbroken stroke from start to finish.

run uses 3 letters: r, u, and n. r, u, and n stay between the baseline and the midline.

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

run starts with the letter r, 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 run 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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