Big News: Cursive Writing is coming to Handwritingbot!
We’re thrilled to announce that cursive fonts are launching on Handwritingbot in February 2025! Are you ready to transform your handwriting lessons into a dynamic, engaging, customisable experience?
How Cursive Works
Unlike our print and precursive fonts, cursive requires a more advanced programming approach. Each word and animation has to be individually designed and integrated. Thanks to invaluable feedback from our community, we’ve created a robust set of over 1,000 animations across eight distinctive cursive fonts.
Here’s what’s included:
- All 676 two-letter combinations (aa, ab, ac… zz)
- A curated list of 200 frequently used words
- Specialised lists of words organised by types of joins (e.g., diagonal joins to short letters, horizontal joins to tall letters, etc.)—perfect for teaching cursive in a logical, sequential way.
For any words not yet programmed in cursive, they’ll seamlessly revert to their precursive equivalent. For example, words in Victorian Cursive that aren’t available will appear as Victorian Precursive (unjoined) instead. Here is a list of available fonts and their precursive equivalents:
USA Cursive – USA1
UK Cursive – UK1Victorian Cursive – Victorian Precursive
NSW Cursive – NSW Precursive
Queensland Cursive – Queensland Precursive
Tasmanian Cursive – Tasmanian Precursive
South Australian Cursive – South Australian Precursive
New Zealand Cursive – New Zealand Precursive
Get Creative with Your Cursive
Want to create custom sentences with these words? We’ve made it easy! You can:
This is a fantastic way to generate practice material or personalised content tailored to your needs!
What’s Next for Cursive?
We’re just getting started! We plan to expand the word list over time based on your feedback. Your input is invaluable, and we’re excited to keep improving the cursive experience.
At this stage, audio support isn’t available for cursive, but it’s something we’re considering for future updates. Stay tuned!
Be Ready for the Launch
As we finalise the release, we’ll update our homepage to reflect when cursive is officially live. Until then, feel free to explore the available print and precursive fonts here and start planning how you’ll incorporate cursive into your teaching.
Let us know your thoughts, and don’t forget to check back for updates. Together, we’re making handwriting more accessible, engaging, and fun than ever!