Cursive name generator

Names in cursive, ready to copy

1,200 of the most common first names in the US, each in light script and bold cursive. Use the letter bar to jump, or search. If a name is not here, the generator above converts anything you type — this list only saves a step. For an initial on its own rather than a whole name, every letter has its own page: cursive A to Z has the capital and the lowercase of each in every style.

Names with a page of their own

82common names have a page of their own: every style, each letter’s code point, which letters Unicode borrows from an older block, and the name in four handwriting fonts to save as a PNG. They are linked in the list above too.

Where a cursive name works

A cursive name is ordinary Unicode text, so it goes into display-name, bio and message fields that accept these Unicode characters. It does not go in a username: Instagram, TikTok, X and Discord all restrict handles to plain letters, numbers and a couple of punctuation marks, and will reject the cursive characters or strip them. Display names on all four accept it, as do captions, comments and statuses — the compatibility table lists the fields field by field.

The one place to be careful is anything searched by name. 𝒜𝓃𝓃𝒶 is made of different characters from Anna, so a search that compares characters will not find one from the other, and few apps say how their search treats them. It is the same reason a look-alike character is not a harmless swap. Keep your searchable name plain and use the cursive version as the decorative line.

Picking a style for a name

• Bold cursive when the name is small — display names, comment headers, anything next to an avatar.
• Light script when there is room — a sign-off line at the end of a bio or an email.
• Decorated styles (fancy, hearts, vintage) for announcement posts and profile headers, where the ornaments have space and will not be cut off.