How to Write Madison 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

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

Madison is seven letters with a capital M that connects, a d with a tall stem in the second half and a run of round letters at the end: s, o, n. The name has no descenders. The three things to practise are the capital's three humps, the d's tall stem and the o-to-n bridge near the end.

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Letter by letter

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

The joins in Madison

Ma: The M's final undercurve rises into the a's oval. Make the a about half the capital's height and close it, so the capital clearly leads and the join stays smooth.
ad: Both a and d begin with an over-and-back curve. After the a's oval, keep going into the d's oval, then shoot straight up the stem, retrace and exit. Keep the d's oval closed.
di: The d's exit at the baseline rises straight into the i's upstroke. Keep the d's stem the same height as the capital's strokes and the i short and sharp, with a dot added later.
is: The i exits at the baseline into the s's peak. Keep the s's point sharper and slightly taller than the i, so the two letters don't merge into one shape.
so: After the s closes, its exit goes into the o's oval. Keep the s's peak pointed and the o fully closed, finishing with a bridge at the midline for the n.
on: The o's bridge leads into the n's first hump. Dip slightly, then roll over the hump; don't let the bridge sag to the baseline or the pair loses its shape.

Tricky spots

The d's stem: The d's stem rises to the top line and is retraced back down, so it must be straight and about as tall as the capital's humps. A short stem makes the d look like an a with a hook.
Three humps in the capital: The capital M must have three downstrokes. With only two, it looks like an N, and Madison loses its first letter.
Final n: The last n needs two humps and a short exit. One hump looks like a u or an r, so Madisor is a real risk.

The capital M

Capital M starts just above the baseline with an overcurve, has three slanted downstrokes joined by humps and ends in an undercurve, so it joins the a. Keep the three downstrokes evenly spaced, and the capital about twice the lowercase height.

Madison as a signature

The M is a great signature letter because it is wide and rhythmic. Extend the entry curl and let the humps swell, then keep the d's tall stem as a second feature. The ending can shorten to a trailing line, but keep the s-o-n visible so the name doesn't end in a squiggle. A flourish can run from the n back under the name.

Short forms of Madison

Common short forms are Maddie, Maddy and Madi. Each one starts with the same capital M and a, then replaces the ison ending: Maddie and Maddy double the d, and Madi stops after the d and i.

As a tattoo

Madison suits a forearm or collarbone, and the d's tall stem is a pleasing feature. The i and s in the middle are narrow, so keep at least 8 mm x-height and a clear gap between them, and check the three humps of the M 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: Madison

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Copy-paste versions of Madison

Copy-paste Madison in script is ℳ𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓈ℴ𝓃 and in bold script is 𝓜𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓷. Madison has two borrowed glyphs in plain script: the capital ℳ (U+2133) at the start and the ℴ (U+2134) in the sixth position. The other five letters are standard script. At seven characters it is mid-length, so check any username limit that counts code points before you commit. Bold script is uniform from M to n.

Madison in cursive: questions

How do you write Madison in cursive?

Draw a three-hump capital M, then join into a, d, i, s, o and n in one connected run. The d has a tall retraced stem, the i is dotted after the name is finished, and the o bridges across at the midline to the final n. Keep the humps of the M even and the d's oval closed.

Does the M connect to the a in Madison?

Yes. Capital M ends in an undercurve in Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian cursive, so it joins the next letter without a lift. The exit rises into the a's oval, so write the final downstroke of the M, curve out along the baseline and start the a immediately. Keep the exit short so the pair stays tight.

How do you write the d in Madison in cursive?

Make an oval like an a and close it, then continue straight up to the top line, retrace down the stem to the baseline and exit to the right into the i. In Madison the d follows an a, so the two ovals should match in width. A stem that is too short makes the d look like an a with a hook.

How is Madison different from Maddie in cursive?

They start the same way, with a capital M and an a. Madison continues d, i, s, o, n, with a single d, while Maddie doubles the d, then adds a dotted i and an e. That makes Maddie a much shorter name to write and it ends in a small loop instead of the o-to-n bridge.