How to Write Good morning in Cursive

By Maya Chen, lettering designer and type educator · Checked by Jordan Hale · October 2026 · How we review content

"Good morning" in Playwrite US Trad, a typeface modelled on traditional school cursive.

Good morning looks friendly but hides several real cursive challenges. Both words begin with a rounded letter that joins on a high bridge, the first word ends in a tall d, and the second word ends in a g that drops below the line. The middle of morning, with its r and n side by side, is where most handwriting goes wrong.

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Letter by letter

Each distinct letter in "Good morning" has its own stroke-by-stroke page.

The joins in Good morning

oo: The first o leaves along the midline, so the bridge leads straight into the second oval. Curve the bridge back left to begin the next o and do not drop to the baseline between them.
od: From the second o, let the bridge run into the d's over-and-back oval without dipping. The d then continues up to the top line for its stem, so close the oval before you climb.
rn: After the r drops, its exit rises to the midline and rolls over into the n's first hump. The r needs a sharp peak and the n two round humps, otherwise the pair collapses into something like an m.
ni: The n exits at the baseline, then the i is just a short upstroke and a downstroke. Keep it clearly shorter than the n humps, and add the dot after you finish the word.
ng: The n leaves at the baseline and the g starts at the midline, so climb and go over and back. Finish with the g tail looping below the line and closing on the left, with no exit needed at the end.

Tricky spots

rn versus m: Morning has an m at the start and an rn in the middle. The m has three even humps; the rn has a peaked r followed by a two-hump n. Count downstrokes: m has three connected, rn has one, then two, with a visible peak between.
The two g and d heights: Good has a tall d and morning has a descender g, so the line of writing stretches both above and below. Keep the d stem about the same height as an l loop and the g tail about the same length as the d stem.
Gap between words: Lift after the d, leave a gap about the width of the letter o, then start the capital M. Closing the gap makes the greeting look like goodmorning and confuses the ear at a glance.

Capitals

Capitalise both words on a card: Good Morning. Capital G is usually finished and lifted rather than joined, so start the o just after its curl. Capital M traditionally joins, so its last undercurve flows straight into the o. For a text-message look, lowercase good morning is perfectly natural and avoids the lifted G.

Variations and styles

On a morning card, write good morning large and let the final g tail sweep back underneath as a swash. A signature-style version can drop the capitals and slant the whole line upward. Brush calligraphers thicken the d stem and the g tail, and keep the rn hairline thin so the letters stay distinct.

Printable practice sheet

Trace the grey letters, then write your own on the empty lines. Prints on one page (Letter or A4).

Cursive practice: Good morning

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Copy-paste versions of Good morning

For good morning, script copy-paste gives ℊℴℴ𝒹 𝓂ℴ𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃ℊ, because the script g and o are the borrowed Letterlike characters ℊ and ℴ and the capital G in Good is a regular math script 𝒢. Bold script 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 is uniform and renders reliably in most apps.

Good morning in cursive: questions

Why does morning look like it has an extra m in cursive?

Because r followed by n is built from the same strokes as part of an m. The difference is the r's sharp peak and shoulder, then two round humps for the n. If you round the r's peak or shorten the shoulder, rn blends into m.

Do I capitalise both words in good morning?

For cards, signs and headings, yes: Good Morning. In a note, text or caption either is fine. The capital G does not join in school cursive, but the capital M does, so Morning is easier to write smoothly than Good.

How do I write the double o in good?

Write the first o, leave on its midline bridge and swing back to make the second oval right away. The two circles should be the same size and sit side by side at the midline, with no dip to the baseline between them.

How do I end the word morning neatly?

The last g needs no exit stroke. Make the oval, drop the stem below the line, loop it back and close at the baseline, then stop or add a short flourish. A slightly longer tail can underline the greeting nicely on a card.