Oliver in cursive
This is how the name Oliver looks in school cursive: 6 letters, and the parts to watch are that capital O does not join and ve is a high join. Print the sheet below to practise it.
Oliver 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 O, then lift your pencil: in school cursive, O does not join the next letter.
- Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: l, i, v, e and r.
- Watch the high join (ve): after b, o, v or w, the next letter starts at the midline, not the baseline.
- When the name is finished, go back to dot the i.
All 6 letters, one by one
Tap a letter to see how it is written on its own.
Tips for each letter
- O
- Joining O to the next letter. Capital O stands alone.
- l
- Making the loop so thin it disappears, so l looks like a tall i without a dot. Keep the loop open.
- i
- Stopping to dot the i in the middle of a word. Finish the word first, then dot.
- v
- Dropping the ending to the baseline. v ends high, at the midline.
- e
- Making the loop too big, so e looks like l. The loop stays below the midline.
- r
- Rounding the top so r looks like an i or an n. The small flat step at the top is what makes the r.
All lowercase
oliver
Write it yourself
Questions parents ask
How do you write Oliver in cursive?
Write capital O, then lift your pencil: in school cursive, O does not join the next letter. Join the rest of the letters without lifting your pencil: l, i, v, e and r. Watch the high join (ve): after b, o, v or w, the next letter starts at the midline, not the baseline. When the name is finished, go back to dot the i.
How many letters are in Oliver?
Oliver has 6 letters: O, l, i, v, e, r.
Is Oliver hard to write in cursive?
Most of it joins smoothly. The parts that need care: capital O does not join and ve is a high join. Trace it a few times on the sheet and it soon feels natural.