John in Cursive

Start with the capital J: a loop that starts at the baseline, rises to the top, drops below the baseline and hooks back to the line. Its tail runs straight into the o, so the pen stays down. The o is an oval closed at the top with a short exit stroke at the midline; it hands over to the h with a short bridge at the midline, so the h starts high instead of from the line. The h is a tall loop, then a hump drawn from the baseline; it runs from the baseline straight into the n. The n is two humps drawn from the baseline, and its exit stroke finishes the word.

When the word is finished, go back and dot the j. A common slip in John is dotting j over its loop instead of above its stem.