How to Write Happy Anniversary in Cursive

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

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

Happy Anniversary is long, with seventeen letters and two capitals, so the main skill is planning. The inside of the word is full of humps and points: the double n, the v and the r, and the y at the end of each word. Write it on a guide line and the card looks tidy; guess the spacing and the last word runs off the page.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Happy Anniversary

Ha: The capital H finishes with its crossbar swinging right, and that stroke leads into the a. Keep the gap small so the H and a read as one word, and leave the crossbar level.
An: The capital A is a loop with a connecting upstroke that carries into the n. Make the exit short and round, then start the first n hump straight away, so the capital does not float away from the rest of the word.
nn: The two n letters give you four humps in a row. Keep them evenly spaced, equally tall and parallel, and exit the first n at the baseline to start the second. Uneven humps are the classic fault in this word.
iv: The i exits at the baseline and rises into the v, which is a point on the baseline. The v exits high with a bridge, so the next letter, the e, starts at the midline.
rs: The r finishes at its shoulder and drops into the s. Keep the shoulder low, then give the s a small peak and a closing stroke before the next letter.
ry: The r shoulder leads into the y, which begins with a downstroke and ends in a looped tail. The tail is the finish of the whole phrase, so give it a soft curve.

Tricky spots

The nn pair: Four humps in a row are easy to miscount. Write the first n, pause, then write the second, counting two humps each. If you lose count the word shows up as Anniversary with a missing letter.
Long line spacing: Seventeen letters plus a space cover a lot of width. Divide your line into two words and give the second word extra room, since Anniversary is longer than Happy.
Two capitals: The H and the A are both capital forms with loops. Keep them the same height and slant, or the greeting looks like two different notes stuck together.

Capitals

Both words are normally capitalised on a card: Happy Anniversary. The capital H has two stems and a looped crossbar and the capital A is a slanted stroke with an exit loop. Use matching slant and height for both. In a caption or text, writing it all lowercase looks more casual and works fine.

Variations and styles

On a card, write Happy smaller and Anniversary larger, with a long flourish from the final y under the whole phrase. For a formal card, use a pointed pen with thick downstrokes on the H, A and v. For a couple's names or dates, a small cursive line below the greeting balances the layout.

Printable practice sheet

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

Cursive practice: Happy Anniversary

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Copy-paste versions of Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary in script is ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒜𝓃𝓃𝒾𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓈𝒶𝓇𝓎 and in bold script 𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓐𝓷𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓪𝓻𝔂. Regular script borrows ℋ (U+210B) for the H and ℯ for each e, so some letters can look lighter or heavier than their neighbours. Bold script uses one block and keeps every letter matched.

Happy Anniversary in cursive: questions

How do you write happy anniversary in cursive?

Write Happy as a capital H, a closed a, two p stems and a looped y, then leave a word space and write Anniversary with a looped capital A and four humps in the middle. The v, e, r and s each need a short, even exit so the whole line stays level.

Which letters are hardest in anniversary?

The double n is the main challenge because of the four humps, followed by the v with its midline bridge. Practise nn and iv separately on a ruled line before writing the full phrase. Keep the humps equal in width, or the middle of Anniversary looks lumpy.

How do I fit happy anniversary on a card?

Mark the left and right edges lightly in pencil and plan the line in two parts. Write Happy a little smaller, then use the remaining space for Anniversary. Erase the guides once the ink is dry. If the card is narrow, stack the two words on separate lines instead.

Can I copy happy anniversary in cursive text?

Yes, copy the script or bold script lines above. Plain script borrows ℋ for the capital H and ℯ for the e, while bold script has no borrowed letters. They are Unicode symbols that work in captions and messages, but screen readers may read them poorly.