Cursive Words

Welcome in Cursive

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

There are 7 letters in welcome, but only 1 stroke: w-e-l-c-o-m-e 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.

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

How to write welcome in cursive

  1. 1Write w, e, l, c, o, m, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 7

Keep w, e, c, o, and m small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let l climb toward the topline.

How the letters in welcome connect

Follow the joins as you write welcome: w ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e; e ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of l; l ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of c; c ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of m; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

The letters in welcome

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

Trace welcome 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 welcome cursive worksheet

Print the free welcome in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace welcome 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 w, e, l, c, o, m, e as one continuous stroke, joining each letter to the next without lifting the pencil.

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

Follow the joins as you write welcome: w ends on a checkstroke that carries into the undercurve opening of e; e ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of l; l ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of c; c ends on an undercurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o; o ends on a checkstroke that carries into the overcurve opening of m; the remaining 1 joins follow the same rhythm to the end of the word.

Keep w, e, c, o, and m small — they live between the baseline and the midline. Let l climb toward the topline.

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

Practice writing welcome 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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