Make your name into a cursive signature
A cursive signature joins the letters of your name in one flowing line, the way a signature written quickly with a pen does. This cursive signature generator opens on the Formal Cursive styles, so the first thing you see is your name in joined-up script. Type your name, compare the styles side by side, and keep the one that looks most like you.
How to generate a cursive signature
- Type your name in the Enter your name box. Try your full name first, then initials or a short form.
- Browse the cursive styles. Switch the filter to Calligraphy for pen-like thick and thin strokes, or Artistic for bolder, fancier signatures.
- Add a slant to the right of 5–12° so the signature leans like quick handwriting.
- Pick a flourish — an underline, a swoosh or a double line — for a finished look.
- Download a transparent PNG or SVG, or click Copy and paste the signature where you need it.
Which cursive style suits your name?
- Formal Cursive — classic joined-up script with even, connected letters. Easy to read and suits letters, certificates and email signatures.
- Calligraphy — pen-nib strokes with thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes and elegant capitals. Looks best large, on cards, invitations and logos.
- Artistic — bolder, quirkier and fancier. Good for a creative or "cool" signature on artwork, social media graphics and designs.
Long names usually look best in a compact formal cursive; short names and initials can carry a bigger calligraphy capital and a swoosh underneath.
Fancy cursive signature ideas
For the name "Sarah Mitchell", try:
- Full name in formal cursive — "Sarah Mitchell": clear and professional.
- Initial and surname with a swoosh — "S. Mitchell": the classic signature shape.
- First name in calligraphy — "Sarah": warm and personal for cards and notes.
- Initials with a double underline — "SM": compact and logo-like.
Use the Name versions buttons to try these in one click.
Copy and paste your cursive signature
Click Copy on any style and paste it into Gmail, Outlook, Word, Google Docs or most design apps — it pastes as an image with a transparent background, so it sits cleanly on the page. For email signature settings that ask for an image, download the Email size PNG instead. Apps that only accept plain text, such as social media bios, cannot show a handwriting font — for those, the cursive font generator makes cursive letters you can paste as text, like 𝓐𝓷𝓷𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮.
Learn to write your cursive signature by hand
A generated cursive signature is also a good model to practise from. Download the PNG at Print 300 DPI, print it large, and trace over it a few times before writing it freehand. Keep the pen on the paper for as long as you can, let the letters lean the same way, and finish with the same flourish every time — a signature should look the same each time you write it.
Prefer a print-style or drawn signature?
For neat print and modern handwriting styles, drawing your signature with a mouse or finger, or cleaning up a photo of a signature on paper, use the full handwritten signature maker. It is the same tool with every style shown at once.