Lily in cursive
This is how the name Lily looks in school cursive: 4 letters, and the parts to watch are that y goes below the line. Print the sheet below to practise it.
Lily written once as a model, then in grey to trace, then on empty lines to write alone.
Prints on US Letter and A4, in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
How to write the name, step by step
- Write capital L and carry its ending stroke straight into the i.
- Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: i, l and y.
- Let the y drop below the baseline and loop back up through it.
- When the name is finished, go back to dot the i.
All 4 letters, one by one
Tap a letter to see how it is written on its own.
Tips for each letter
- L
- Leaving off the bottom loop. Cursive L has a loop at the top and another at the baseline.
- i
- Stopping to dot the i in the middle of a word. Finish the word first, then dot.
- l
- Making the loop so thin it disappears, so l looks like a tall i without a dot. Keep the loop open.
- y
- Leaving the loop open below the line. Bring the tail back up so it crosses at the baseline.
All lowercase
lily
Write it yourself
Questions parents ask
How do you write Lily in cursive?
Write capital L and carry its ending stroke straight into the i. Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: i, l and y. Let the y drop below the baseline and loop back up through it. When the name is finished, go back to dot the i.
How many letters are in Lily?
Lily has 4 letters: L, i, l, y.
Is Lily hard to write in cursive?
Most of it joins smoothly. The parts that need care: y goes below the line. Trace it a few times on the sheet and it soon feels natural.