How to Write Brother in Cursive

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

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

Brother starts with a capital B, which has two bumps and a retraced stem, and then has a high bridge from the o to the t. The th pair that follows is the same as in Mother and Father. Get the B and the o bridge right and the rest of the word falls into place.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Brother

Br: The capital B has a retraced stem and two bumps, the upper one smaller than the lower. Lift after the lower bump and start the r close beside it. Keep the r small, with a clear shoulder, so the capital leads.
ro: The r shoulder leads into the o, which starts at the midline. Close the o at the top and give it a short bridge heading into the t.
ot: The o exits at the midline, so the t begins high and drops straight to the baseline. Do not bring the bridge down to the baseline, or you will get a gap before the t.
th: The t exits at the baseline and rises into the tall h loop. Cross the t after the word is finished.
he: The h ends with its hump at the baseline and swings into the e loop. Keep the e small and open.
er: After the h loop, the e leaves along the baseline and climbs into the final r's shoulder. Finish with a short upturn.

Tricky spots

The capital B: The B has two bumps of different sizes. If the upper bump is as large as the lower, the B looks like an 8. Keep the upper bump about two thirds of the lower.
The o to t bridge: The o ends at the midline, and the t begins high. Keep the bridge short and level. A drooping bridge pulls the t out of line.
The th pair: Make the t short and the h loop tall. Cross the t only at the end, above the midline.

Capitals

Capitalise brother when it is a name or at the start of a sentence. The capital B is a stem with two bumps, and it does not join: lift after the lower bump and start the r just beside it. Lowercase brother is easier, because the b ends with a small checkstroke and joins the r directly.

Variations and styles

For a gift, write brother with a strong slant and a tall B, and underline it with a simple stroke from the final r. A broad-edged pen gives the B and t heavy downstrokes. Matching tattoos can use the same lettering for each brother, with the same slant.

As a tattoo

Brother is long enough that spacing matters. Use at least 2 cm height, leave a clear gap between the t and h, and have the artist keep the bridge from o to t visible. Check the stencil before inking.

Printable practice sheet

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

Cursive practice: Brother

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Copy-paste versions of Brother

Brother in script is ℬ𝓇ℴ𝓉𝒽ℯ𝓇 and in bold script 𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻. Regular script borrows three characters here: ℬ (U+212C) for the capital B, ℴ (U+2134) for the o and ℯ (U+212F) for the e, so those letters can look a different weight from 𝓇, 𝓉, 𝒽 and the second 𝓇. Bold script uses one block and stays consistent.

Brother in cursive: questions

How do you write brother in cursive?

Write a capital B with two bumps, lift, then add a small r, a closed o with a high bridge, a t, an h with a tall loop, an e and a final r. After the B everything joins in one line: the o exits at the midline into the t, and the e and r finish low. Cross the t last.

Why is the o to t join different?

The o exits at the midline, not the baseline, so the t starts high. Bringing the stroke down to the baseline would leave a gap or add an extra loop. Make the bridge a short, nearly flat stroke from the top of the o to the foot of the t, then add the crossbar at the end.

Is the capital B hard in cursive?

It is moderately hard because of the retraced stem and the two bumps, which have to meet the stem cleanly. Practise the bumps on their own for a line, keeping the upper one smaller than the lower. Once the B is steady, the rest of the word is fairly forgiving.

Can I copy brother in cursive text?

Yes, copy the script or bold script versions above. In plain script the B, the o and the e are borrowed Letterlike characters, so bold script is the more even choice. Both are Unicode symbols that work in most apps, but screen readers may read them oddly.