Animated Cursive Signature Maker

Type any name and watch it write itself on, letter by letter, in real script type. Fourteen signature faces, ten inks — download the still or the animation.

✦ Showing a sample — type your name below

How to make your animated cursive signature

1Type your nameFirst name, full name, or a nickname — anything up to 26 characters works.
2Choose a script and inkSwipe through fourteen script typefaces — from a fast autograph brush to formal copperplate — and ten ink colours. Each tile is set in the face it selects.
3Watch it sign itselfThe name writes on from left to right, with a glowing pen tip riding the leading edge along the baseline. Hit Replay anytime, or turn on Loop to keep it writing on repeat.
4Save itDownload a high-resolution PNG, or record the animation itself as a video file you can post straight to Stories or Reels.

Fourteen script typefaces, ten inks

Every style is a different typeface, not a different tilt. Fourteen genuine script, calligraphy and handwriting faces are embedded in this page, so switching styles changes the letterforms themselves — the loops, the joins, the x-height and the pen behaviour the face was drawn with.

Elegant Script

A flowing, gently slanted formal cursive with tall soft loops and a light swell on the downstrokes — the classic signature look for invites and bio cards.

Autograph

A fast, steeply slanted brush signature on half-formed letters with long tapering exits. The closest thing here to a name signed at speed.

Modern Bounce

Round, near-upright lettering that hops above and below the baseline, letter by letter — the bouncy modern hand-lettered look.

Brush Lettering

Heavy downstrokes, much thinner upstrokes and ends that taper away, the way a pointed brush pen lifts off the page.

Modern Monoline

Even weight from end to end, near-upright, with simple joins instead of loops. Clean, minimal and contemporary.

Copperplate

Steep, narrow and formal, with dramatic thick-thin contrast, a small x-height and very tall fine loops — engraved pointed-pen calligraphy.

Casual Hand

Relaxed everyday handwriting with a natural wobble in the line and letters that break apart every few characters, as if written quickly on paper.

Marker Hand

Rounder, thicker and more upright, with the blunt even line of a felt-tip pen rather than a nib.

Formal Italic

Upright, narrow and composed, with small tidy loops and restrained flourishes — a formal invitation script rather than a signature.

Vintage Retro

Wide, rounded fifties brush script with a strong forward lean and long connecting tails — signage and diner logos.

Parisian

Confident, slightly rough-edged script with a wide stance and thick, even strokes — well suited to logo marks and merch.

Spencerian

Delicate hairlines, a tiny x-height and extravagantly tall, steeply slanted ascenders. The most old-world script here.

Wedding Swash

Slanted, airy and open, with long entry and exit strokes on the capitals — made for invitations and place cards.

Fine Calligraphy

A light calligraphic face with fine strokes, sharp entry serifs and generous spacing — quiet and bookish next to the rest.

Where people use an animated signature

An animated cursive name has become a small staple of aesthetic profiles and story content. A few ways people are using theirs:

As a name-reveal clip at the start of an Instagram Reel or TikTok.
Overlaid on a bio-link page or portfolio site as a decorative header image.
As a still PNG signature on wedding invitations, digital planners, or a personal logo.
Dropped into a YouTube outro or email signature graphic for a hand-signed, personal touch.

Download PNG gives you a crisp still at three times the display resolution, and Copy Image puts that same still straight on your clipboard to paste into a message or a design tool. Download Animation records the writing exactly as you see it and saves it as a WebM video — no screen recording, no watermark, nothing uploaded.

Tips for a signature that looks hand-inked

Short names and single first names tend to flow best — the cursive joins read more naturally with fewer letters.
Try your full name and your initials separately; they often suit different styles.
Turn on Transparent PNG before downloading if you plan to layer the signature over a photo or video.
Slow the draw speed down for a more dramatic reveal in video intros, or speed it up for a snappier loop.
Gold, emerald and lavender glow best on the dark stage. Choosing Black or Midnight Blue switches the stage to paper for a classic pen-on-page look.

Frequently asked questions

Is this free, and is my name stored anywhere?

Completely free. Everything runs in your browser — your name is never uploaded or saved anywhere. Close the tab and it's gone.

Can I use my signature commercially — branding, merch, invitations?

Yes. Whatever you generate here is yours to use however you like, personal or commercial.

Does it work with accented letters or other alphabets?

Accented Latin characters (é, ñ, ü and similar) are set as their base letter — é becomes e — so every script stays consistent. Letters, digits, spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, full stops, commas and ampersands all work; anything outside that is skipped and you'll see a note under the signature.

Why does my signature look the same on every device?

Because the typefaces travel with the page. All fourteen scripts are embedded in this file itself rather than loaded from a font service or borrowed from your device, so the letterforms and the animation are identical everywhere — and nothing is downloaded when you use it.

Can I export a video instead of a PNG?

Yes — tap Download Animation. The writing is recorded frame by frame and saved as a WebM video. It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and recent versions of Safari; if your browser can't record video, that button is hidden and you can screen-record the Replay instead.