Dear in Cursive
Dear in cursive, the opening word of a handwritten letter. The capital D stands on its own, and ear follows in one stroke.

School cursivePlaywrite US Trad

Elegant scriptGreat Vibes

Formal scriptAllura

Casual scriptSatisfy
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Dear in cursive copy and paste
Unicode text that pastes into bios and messages. It looks different from the handwriting above.
Other ways to write Dear in cursive
- Dearest
- Dear Mom
- Dear Dad
- Dear Diary
Joins and pen lifts
For the school font shown first. Other handwriting systems may join some capitals differently.
- Lift the pen after capital D. In this style it does not join the next letter, so start the next letter close beside it.
Free Dear cursive worksheet
Trace Dear on each line, then write it yourself on the empty line below.
Make a worksheet with your own words →Where to use Dear in cursive
Dear opens letters, thank-you notes, and journal entries such as Dear Diary. In a letter, write the name after it and finish the line with a comma for a personal letter or a colon for a formal one.
Questions about Dear in cursive
- How do you write Dear in cursive?
- Dear has 4 letters, written in 2 strokes: D / ear.
- Comma or colon after Dear and a name?
- A comma in personal letters, as in Dear Sam, and a colon in formal American business letters (Dear Ms. Lee:).
- Does the D in Dear join the e?
- No. In this school style capital D finishes on its own. Lift the pen and start the e just to the right of it.