Some of the sites also include practice worksheets, tips, and instructional material.

Also, some of the ruled fonts print with the lines showing.

Most ruled fonts have a shortcut to prevent the rules from printing.

screenshot of D’Nealian font sample

Educational Fontware

Check the information with each font for details.

Educational Fontware

Educational Fontware offers several styles of cursive writing fonts.

Every font is illustrated with a complete character set.

Fonts4Teachers fonts samples with the letter A

Fonts4Teachers

Fonts are compatible with Windows 10 and earlier and with Mac OS X 10.4 and later.

There are no free fonts.

Fonts are not downloadable.

samples of Peterson Method Fonts

Peterson Directed Handwriting

A DVD drive is necessary to read the font disc and roll out the fonts.

There are several styles ofcursive writing, and your school may have a preference.

Those styles include:

The Educational Fontware website offers fonts in these and other formats.

samples of Zaner-Bloser style fonts

vLetter & Schoolhouse Fonts

Note that the cursive alphabet letters are not connected.

The website’s fonts are not downloadable.

They ship on a CD, so your system must have a CD drive to access them.

samples of the Penmanship Print font

FontSpace

A downloadable sample PDF sheet that shows all the fonts that are available.

Fonts4Teachers

Fonts are great for kids as they learn their letter shapes.

Package contains 57 OpenType fonts for school and home use.

Open to download or to download with a CD.

Examples don’t include full character sets.

There are no free fonts or worksheets.

The Fonts4Teachers website offers several bundles of fonts for educational purposes.

The fonts includePrint Writing,D’Nealian-style,Box Writing,Cursive Writing,Phonics,andSign Language.

The programs are2D Pop-Up Alphabet,3D Alphabet, andDecorative Alphabet.

The package is downloadable.

The Peterson Method Font Family

Fonts are designed for instruction.

Each font can be printed in several styles.

Site contains 10 free short videos on learning cursive step-by-step.

Font examples don’t include full character sets.

No free fonts or worksheets are offered.

The font package provides for correlating handwriting lessons across the curriculum.

The fonts areVertical Print,Slant Print,and two versions of cursive.

All the fonts are available in several styles to better individualize instruction.

Schoolhouse Fonts

Fonts are perfect for creating worksheets in Zaner-Bloser and D’Nealian styles.

Site includes helpful worksheet instructions.

Each day brings a Free Font of the Day, along with other downloadables.

Fonts are not illustrated with full character sets.

Website no longer provides free sample worksheets.

The website offers a handwriting font of the day for free download.

In addition to fonts, the site includes instructional information.

FontSpace

Several fonts with letter forms made of dots are great for kindergartners to trace.

Fonts with lines make practicing letter heights easy.

Many of the fonts are free.

Full character set examples are available only for some fonts.

These fonts are free.

Others, likeVA El 2andVA Pe 2provide cursive shapes for practice purposes for older children.

Some, such asRainbow Colors, are decorative fonts useful for classroom posters and handouts.

Other Uses for Handwriting Fonts

It’s not just teachers who use cursive and handwriting fonts.