How to Write Hannah in Cursive

Your name in school cursive with the capital, the joins and the tricky spots explained, plus a printable practice sheet.

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

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

Hannah is a name of arches. The two n letters sit side by side, and the final h adds another arch with a tall loop. Keep the arches even and the name looks like a wave.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Hannah

Ha: The exit from the H rises into the a. Close the oval and retrace.
an: The a exits into the n, a stem with one arch.
nn: The first n finishes at the baseline and rises into the second n. Make both arches the same height, with equal spacing.
na: The second n exits into the second a.
ah: The a exits at the baseline and rises into the tall h loop. Finish with a short tail.

Tricky spots

Double n: The two arches must be the same. Uneven arches look like a u or an m.
Two a letters: Keep both ovals closed so neither a looks like a u.
The h loop: Keep the loop narrow and tall so it matches the other ascender.

The capital H

Capital H is two strokes: a tall slanted stem and a second stem with a crossbar. The final stroke leaves along the baseline and connects into the a. Make the capital wide enough that it does not look like an N.

Hannah as a signature

The H can be bold, and the nn section can be a smooth wave. Keep the h tall so the end of the name is clear.

Short forms of Hannah

Hannah has no common short form that people write, though Han is occasionally used. Most people write the full six letters.

As a tattoo

The double n arches can blur, so ask for spacing between them. Keep the h loop open.

Printable practice sheet

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

Cursive practice: Hannah

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Copy-paste versions of Hannah

Script ℋ𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶𝒽 and bold script 𝓗𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓱 are generated by code from the Unicode mathematical script blocks, so you can paste either one anywhere that accepts Unicode text. Only the opening ℋ (U+210B) is borrowed, from the Letterlike Symbols block, so the capital can render a little differently from the lowercase 𝒶𝓃𝓃𝒶𝒽 behind it. The two n's and the two a's are standard script. Bold script has no borrowed letters, so all six characters match.

Hannah in cursive: questions

How do you write Hannah in cursive?

Write a capital H, then a, n, n, a and h. All lowercase letters connect. The h loops up at the end. The capital is the only part that needs a lift, since the H is built from two strokes. After that the name flows in one line, finishing with a looped h.

How do you write nn in cursive?

Make two arches with parallel downstrokes, joined along the baseline. Keep them the same height. The arches should be the same height and the same width, with the downstrokes parallel. Practise a row of n shapes first, then write the name.

Does the H connect to the a?

Yes. Capital H is a connecting capital, so its last stroke leads into the a. The H takes two strokes, so you lift inside the letter, not after it. The crossbar sweeps across and ends along the baseline, and that exit is what carries the pen straight into the a's oval.