Cursive Writing

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There are concerns about the future of cursive writing. Many adults are not handwriting nearly as much as they used to thanks to email and texting. Children are no longer being taught cursive in some schools. Will cursive writing survive the electronic era?

  • Cursive Writing Resources - a collection of articles and resources about cursive writing curated by our editors.


  • New Technology Lets People Write in Cursive Using Only Their Eyes (2012-07-26): Scientists have created a technology that enables people to write in cursive using only their eyes.

  • The Decline of Handwriting: 41% of Adults Haven't Handwritten Anything in the Past Six Weeks (2012-06-22): A new survey by the British firm Docmail found that the average adult has not handwritten anything in the last 41 days.

  • Cursive Writing: A Lost Art? (2005-01-20): While cursive writing is still taught in schools it is losing ground to keyboard skills.