Can I make worksheets for my whole class at once?

Yes. Paste the class list into the name box with one name per line, or copy a column from a spreadsheet. Every name gets its own page and they all print together. The whole class page is set up for this.

Press "Print or save as PDF" and choose "Save as PDF" (or "Microsoft Print to PDF" on Windows) as the printer. On an iPhone or iPad, use the print window and pinch out on the preview to share it as a PDF.

Why does the sheet print too small or cut off?

Set the scale to 100% or "Actual size" in the print window and turn off "Fit to page" if it shrinks the sheet. Pick the paper size you have: US Letter or A4.

Should a child trace capital letters or lowercase?

Teach the name the way they will write it at school: a capital first letter and lowercase after that. Many children start with all capitals because those letters are easier to form, and then switch.

What age is name tracing for?

Most children start tracing their name between 3 and 5. Start with extra large lines and light gray letters, then move to dots and smaller lines as their control improves.

Name Tracing Worksheets – Free Printable Generator

Type a name, pick the letter style, and print. Free, no sign-up, nothing to download.

How to make a name tracing worksheet

Type the name. Use the spelling the child will write at school, with a capital first letter if that is how their teacher writes it.
Pick the letters. Print (ball and stick) is what most preschool and kindergarten classes start with. Cursive is there for older kids.
Pick a tracing style. Dotted is the classic look. Dashed lines are easier to see on a light printer. Light gray is the gentlest for very young children, who can trace a solid line more easily than dots.
Print, or save as PDF. Each name prints on its own page. Choose "Save as PDF" in the print window if you want a file to keep or send.

Why these letters trace better

Most free name tracing sheets use a dotted font: the letter is a hollow outline filled with dots, so the child traces around the edge of a fat letter. The letters here are drawn as a single center line, the same path a pencil takes. The dots sit exactly where the pencil should go, which makes the sheet easier to follow and closer to what a teacher writes on the board.

Because the letters are drawn stroke by stroke, the generator also knows where each stroke begins. Turn on green starting dots and every stroke gets a dot where the pencil goes down. That small cue stops the most common habit worth breaking early: starting letters from the bottom.

What each option is for

Line size. Extra large lines suit 3 and 4 year olds who are still building the grip. Large fits pre-K and kindergarten. Medium and small match the ruled paper used in first and second grade.
Solid example. The first line shows the name in solid letters so the child can see the target before tracing it.
Empty lines at the end. Leave one or two lines blank for writing the name without help. That is the real test.
Red and blue lines. A blue top line, a dashed middle line and a red baseline, like the paper used in many US classrooms. Gray lines print better in black and white.
Capitals. Teach the name the way the child will write it at school: first letter capital, the rest lowercase. ALL CAPITALS is there for children who are just starting and only know capital letters.

Free, private, no sign-up

There is no account, no email and nothing to download or install. The worksheet is made in your browser. The names you type are not sent to us or stored anywhere; if you close the page, they are gone. Accented names such as José, Zoë or Chloé are supported, and so are hyphenated names and apostrophes.

Name tracing worksheet generator