Free printable handwriting practice
Free letter tracing worksheets
Make your own printable letter tracing worksheet in seconds: type the letters or words to practise, choose a dotted outline or solid grey letters, pick the lines, and print. Free, no sign-up, no email.
Make your own letter tracing worksheet
Open the free name tracing generator and type the letters or words you want to practise, a single letter to repeat, a child's name, or a short word. Choose a dotted outline to trace over or solid grey letters to write on top of, pick the lines, and print.
It is free, with no account and no email, and it runs in your browser, so nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
How it works
- Open the name tracing generator.
- Type the letters or word to practise.
- Choose dotted or grey letters, and pick the lines.
- Press Make sheet, then Print or Save as PDF.
A gentle way into letter shapes
Tracing gives a child the shape of a letter before they have to make it themselves, which takes the pressure off those first wobbly goes:
- Start with the dotted outline, then move to grey letters, then to copying.
- One or two letters at a time is plenty for a young hand.
- Say the letter sound as they trace, so shape and sound go together.
- Letters that start the same way (like c, a, d) are easier learnt together.
More free make-your-own tools
Letter tracing comes from our free name tracing generator, which turns any letters or words into tracing practice. It is one of a small set of free, make-your-own tools:
- Maths Worksheet Generator · times tables, addition, subtraction, division
- Spelling Worksheet Generator · your weekly list as practice sheets
- Word Search Maker · a printable word search from your own words
- Award Certificate Maker · Star of the Week and more
- Name Tracing Generator · turn any name into a tracing sheet
See them all on the free tools page, or browse our finished free printables shelf.
Free letter tracing worksheets: common questions
Are letter tracing worksheets free?
Yes. Every sheet is free to make and print, with no sign-up and no email. It runs in your browser, so nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Can I choose which letters?
Yes. Type any letters or a word, and the sheet is made from exactly those.
Dotted or solid letters?
Both. Start with a dotted outline to trace, then move to solid grey letters to write over as control grows.
What age is letter tracing for?
Roughly ages 3 to 6, the early years of forming letters. You choose the letters, so it fits the child.