Name tracing worksheets, type any name, print a sheet.

A name tracing worksheet lets a child practise the most important word they know. Fixed printable sheets only cover the names someone thought of in advance. This page draws whatever you type, so it works for a first name, a middle name, a surname or a whole class list, and it works for names with accents or in any script the font can draw. You choose the size and the style, and the PDF is made on your computer.

How to use it

1. Type the names under Names, one on each line. Up to 30 names.
2. Under Letters, choose As I typed them, ALL CAPITALS or all small. Typing "Emma" and choosing As I typed them keeps the capital E.
3. Choose Rows for each name, from one to six. Tick End each name with a blank row to leave the last row empty for the child to write alone.
4. Pick Letter style: print letters or joined writing. Then Size, Tracing look and Guide lines.
5. Press Save the PDF. Each name starts on a new row, and the sheet adds pages as needed.

What each name block looks like

With three rows, the first row has the name drawn solid, followed by dotted copies as far as the line allows. The second row is dotted copies, and the third is blank if you ticked the blank row. With one row the whole block is a single line with a model and copies. A short name such as Eve fits many copies on a line. A long name such as Alexandria may fit only one copy, so a second row gives the child a second go.

The tool measures the name before it draws it. If a name is wider than the page at the size you picked, the size is reduced for the whole sheet so that every name fits, and the status line says so. For a long surname, pick Medium or Small to keep the other names large.

Print letters or joined writing

Print letters use a font made for early readers, with simple shapes and a single storey a and g. Joined writing uses a font whose letters are drawn to connect, which suits a child who is already learning to join. Switch between them to see the same name both ways. Because the joined font is a typeface, some letter pairs join more smoothly than others, and a capital letter may not join to the next one.

Tracing look

• Dotted outline is the usual choice and uses little ink.
• Light grey gives a solid shape for a child who finds dots hard to follow.
• Dotted on grey shows both.

Ideas for using the sheets

• Print a sheet for each child with only their own name for a first week of school.
• Add a sibling's or a pet's name to make it fun.
• Type a spelling word instead of a name. The tool does not know the difference.
• Turn off the name and date line, since the name is already on the page.

A full class set is simply a list. Paste the class names, set Rows for each name to two, and print. For the alphabet, use the letter tracing worksheets. For a sentence in joined writing, use the cursive handwriting worksheets.

Fonts and licences

Letter shapes come from two free fonts under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, read on 27 Oct 2026: Andika for print letters and Playwrite US Trad for joined writing. The font files are used as they are and served from this site.