Print and cursive
Handwriting Worksheet Generator: Print and Cursive Practice Sheets
Make custom handwriting practice sheets in print (manuscript) or cursive from any letters, words or sentences, then print on Letter or A4.
Your printable sheet
The worksheet preview appears here as soon as the handwriting fonts load. It updates while you type, and every page prints exactly as shown.
What you type stays in this browser; we do not receive or save it. Cursive letters use Playwrite US Trad, a traditional United States cursive typeface, and print letters use a renamed copy of Andika, both under the SIL Open Font License. Letter shapes taught in a particular school program may differ slightly, so compare with your class model. To print, choose 100% scale or Actual size.
Print letters for early writers
This page starts in print (manuscript) style: simple separate letters with a single-story a and g, set on the top line, dashed midline and baseline. Switch the style to cursive at any time. Each line you type gets a dark model row, a tracing row and a blank row by default.
- Pick the lowercase or capital alphabet to practice one letter per row.
- Type sight words or a short sentence for word spacing practice.
- Use the large or extra large size for beginners.
Lines that follow the letters
In print, short letters such as a, c and o stop at the dashed midline, tall letters such as b, d and l reach the top line, and capitals stop a little below it. The lines on the sheet are placed from the shapes of the letters themselves, so traced letters sit exactly where a child should write.
Common questions
Is this the same as the cursive worksheet maker?
It uses the same generator, set up for print handwriting with a model row. You can switch between print and cursive on either page.
Which print style is this?
It is a clear, simple sans-serif manuscript style with single-story a and g. It is not a copy of any one school program, so check it against the letter models your class uses.
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