How to Write Avery 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

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

Avery starts like Ava and ends differently: capital A, pointed v, e, r and a y with a descending tail. It has no tall loops at all, so its outline is low and even, with a single tail at the end. The thing to practise is the run v-e-r-y, which has three similar small shapes in a row.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Avery

Av: The A's exit rolls over into the v's overcurve. Keep it short and curved, then drop into a sharp point at the baseline. A rounded bottom makes the v a u.
ve: The v ends with a bridge at the midline, so the e starts high. Dip slightly into the e's loop and keep the loop small. If the bridge sags, the pair merges into one blob.
er: The e exits into the r's sharp peak. Make the e's loop open and the r's peak pointed and no taller than the midline, so er reads as two letters, not a single wave.
ry: The r's short top exit drops straight into the y's left stroke, so the pair is quick. Keep the r small, then give the y a pointed top and a tail that loops left below the line.

Tricky spots

v, e, r in a row: Three similar small shapes in a row can blend into a wave. Give each its own feature: a pointed v, an open e loop and a sharp r peak.
The y's tail: The y ends the name and its tail loops below the line to the left. If the loop is open, it looks like a j or a g. Keep it narrow and close it at the baseline.

The capital A

Capital A is a slanted oval with a short stroke ending in an undercurve, so it joins the v. Make the oval clearly larger than the lowercase letters, and keep the exit short and curved, because the v's overcurve needs a smooth roll.

Avery as a signature

The A and the y both invite flourishes: a wide entry stroke at the start and a long tail at the end. The middle letters can be shortened into a smooth wave, but keep the v's point and the r's peak so the name stays readable. A common finishing touch is to extend the y's tail back under the name.

Short forms of Avery

Avery is usually written in full, though Ave and Avie turn up now and then. Both change the ending: Ave drops the r and y, and Avie replaces them with i and e.

As a tattoo

Avery has one descender and no tall loops, so it sits neatly on a line, a wrist or a ribcage. The v-e-r run is the part most likely to fill in at small sizes, so use at least 8 mm x-height and confirm the y's tail loop on the stencil.

Printable practice sheet

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

Cursive practice: Avery

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Copy-paste versions of Avery

Copy-paste Avery in script is 𝒜𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎 and in bold script is 𝓐𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂. One borrowed glyph appears here: ℯ (U+212F), the third letter, borrowed from the Letterlike Symbols block. In a five-letter name it sits right between the 𝓋 and the 𝓇, so a weight mismatch is easy to see on some devices. Bold script is built entirely from one block and shows no such seam.

Avery in cursive: questions

How do you write Avery in cursive?

Draw a capital A as an oval with a short exit, roll into a pointed v, then write e, r and y. The y's tail drops below the line and loops back to the left. Close the A's oval so it isn't mistaken for u.

Does the capital A connect to the v in Avery?

Yes. In Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian cursive, capital A ends in an undercurve, so it joins the next letter. Keep the connection short and rounded, so it rolls into the v's overcurve. The v then drops to a sharp point at the baseline, which is what keeps Avery from reading as Auery.

What is the hardest part of Avery in cursive?

For most people it is the v-e-r run, three small letters that blur into a single wave if they are drawn at the same speed. Keep the v pointed, the e open with a visible loop and the r sharp, all at an equal slant. The y's tail is a smaller problem, because it simply needs a closed loop.

How is Avery different from Ava in cursive?

Both begin with a capital A and a pointed v, so the first two letters are practice for each other. Ava ends with a closed a, while Avery continues with e, r and a y whose tail drops below the line. That extra descender makes Avery the longer and slightly trickier name to space evenly.