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Cursive text is Unicode's Mathematical Script letters. There are two sets: light script (𝒮𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓁) and bold script (𝓢𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓵). Both work in bios, names and posts across Instagram, TikTok, Discord and more.

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Counted the strict way: many fancy letters are stored as 2 characters, so if it fits here, it fits in the app.

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𝒮𝒽𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓁 𝒮𝓉𝓊𝒹𝒾ℴ𝓈
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A simplified mock-up, not the real app. Fonts differ by phone.

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Aesthetic cursiveTrending
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Gamer gothic frameTrending
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Soft small capsTrending
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VaporwaveTrending
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Glitch boldTrending
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Starry scriptTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Cursive styles

Cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold cursive script
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Underlined cursive
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All styles

Bold (serif)
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Italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gothic (fraktur)
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Bold gothic (fraktur)
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Outline (double-struck)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sans
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Bold sans
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Italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic sans
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Typewriter (monospace)
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Small caps
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Tiny text (superscript)
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Subscript
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Wide (full-width)
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Bubbles (circled)

The circled M can show as a coloured emoji on some phones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black bubbles
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Squares
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Black squares

A, B, O and P can show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Parentheses
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Letter tiles (regional indicators)

Two tiles side by side can turn into a country flag, so a zero-width gap is added between letters. Some apps show them as plain letters.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Upside down
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Mirror (backwards)
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Strikethrough
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Slashed
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Double underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Overline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy strike
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted underline
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Crossed (x below)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Glitch (Zalgo)

Stacks random marks above and below each letter. Use the intensity slider. Some apps clip or remove heavy glitch text.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Spaced outName-safe
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted
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Stars between
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Sparkle frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Shooting stars
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Royal frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Thick brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Corner brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Hollow brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Shaded blocks
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Hearts
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Moons
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Flowers
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Wave
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xX gamer XxName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
name.exeName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Bold crossed out
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline with bars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny sparkle
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Back to plain text

Paste fancy text (cursive, bold, glitch, upside down, bubbles) to get normal letters back, for example to make it searchable or readable.

Why some cursive letters look different

Eleven light-script letters (ℬ ℰ ℱ ℋ ℐ ℒ ℳ ℛ and ℯ ℊ ℴ) were added to Unicode years earlier than the rest, in the Letterlike Symbols block. Phones draw them from a different font, so they can look slightly bigger or thinner than their neighbours. Bold script has no such gaps, which is why it looks more even and is the more popular cursive style.

Where cursive works

Instagram and TikTok bios and names, Discord display names, YouTube channel names, captions and comments. It does not work in usernames or handles on any platform, and it is filtered in Roblox and most console names.

When not to use it

For keywords and names people search for. Search on every major platform reads plain letters, so a cursive word is not found. Screen readers also read script letters badly, often as 'mathematical script capital S'.

Examples

  • Cursive script
    𝒮𝒽𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓁 𝒮𝓉𝓊𝒹𝒾ℴ𝓈
  • Bold cursive script
    𝓢𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓵 𝓢𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓲𝓸𝓼
  • Aesthetic cursive
    ✦ 𝓢𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓵 𝓢𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓲𝓸𝓼 ✦
  • Starry script
    ⋆｡°✩ 𝒮𝒽𝒾𝓃ℯ𝓁 𝒮𝓉𝓊𝒹𝒾ℴ𝓈 ✩°｡⋆
  • Underlined cursive
    𝒮̲𝒽̲𝒾̲𝓃̲ℯ̲𝓁̲ 𝒮̲𝓉̲𝓊̲𝒹̲𝒾̲ℴ̲𝓈̲

How to make cursive text

  1. 1Type your text. Type the words you want in cursive in the box above.
  2. 2Pick light or bold script. Bold script looks more even; light script is more delicate.
  3. 3Copy. Tap the card to copy the cursive text.
  4. 4Paste. Paste it into your bio, name, caption or message.

Fonts for every platform

Popular styles

Frequently asked questions

How do I type in cursive on Instagram?

Instagram has no cursive setting. Type your text here, copy the cursive style and paste it into your bio, name or caption.

Why do some cursive letters look different?

Eleven light-script letters come from an older Unicode block and are drawn from a different font. Bold script has none of these gaps, so it looks more even.

Is this real cursive handwriting?

No, it is a set of Unicode characters that look like script letters. That is why it can be pasted anywhere text is accepted, without installing a font.

Can screen readers read cursive text?

Poorly. Many read each letter as a maths symbol or skip it. Use cursive for decoration, not for your name or key words.

Where does cursive not work?

Usernames and handles, Roblox and console names, and anywhere search matters.

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