Scrivo il titolo in corsivo.

Because Italian usually drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

• scrivo = I write / I am writing
• The -o ending already tells you the subject is I

So Scrivo il titolo in corsivo is completely natural.
You could say Io scrivo il titolo in corsivo, but adding io gives extra emphasis, like I write the title in italics.

Scrivo is the 1st person singular present indicative of scrivere (to write).

Conjugation example:

• io scrivo = I write
• tu scrivi = you write
• lui/lei scrive = he/she writes

In this sentence, scrivo can mean either:

• I write the title in italics
• I am writing the title in italics

Italian often uses the simple present where English might use either present simple or present continuous.

Il titolo means the title.

Italian uses articles very regularly, often more than English does. Here, the speaker is referring to a specific title, so il is needed.

• il titolo = the title

Since titolo is a singular masculine noun, the correct definite article is il.

Yes. Il titolo is the direct object of scrivo.

The action is writing, and the thing being written is the title.

So the structure is:

• Scrivo = I write
• il titolo = the title
• in corsivo = in italics / in cursive

In corsivo means in italics.

Literally, corsivo refers to italic style in writing or printing. In this sentence, it describes how the title is written.

So:

• scrivere in corsivo = to write in italics

This is a fixed and very common expression in Italian.

Italian uses in to express the style or format something is written in.

So:

• in corsivo = in italics
• in stampatello = in block letters / print
• in grassetto = in bold

This is similar to English, which also often uses in for style or format:

• in italics
• in bold

Sometimes learners notice that corsivo looks similar to English cursive, but in modern Italian in corsivo most commonly means in italics, especially in printed or digital text.

If you want to talk specifically about cursive handwriting, context matters, and Italian may use expressions like:

• scrittura corsiva = cursive writing

So in Scrivo il titolo in corsivo, the most natural meaning is I write the title in italics.

Yes, but Scrivo il titolo in corsivo is the most neutral word order.

Italian word order is fairly flexible, so you might also hear:

• Scrivo in corsivo il titolo
• Il titolo lo scrivo in corsivo

These versions shift the emphasis a little:

• Scrivo il titolo in corsivo = neutral
• Il titolo lo scrivo in corsivo = emphasizes the title

For a learner, the original sentence is the best standard pattern to remember.

Because scrivere takes a direct object when you say what you are writing.

So you say:

• Scrivo il titolo = I write the title

Not:

• Scrivo al titolo for this meaning

A preposition would change the meaning. Here, the title is simply the thing being written.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

SKREE-vo eel TEE-to-lo een kor-SEE-vo

A few helpful points:

• scr in scrivo sounds like skr
• ti in titolo is a clear tee
• ci does not appear here, so corsivo has a hard k sound at the start: kor-
• Stress falls on:
  • scrìvo
  • tìtolo
  • corsìvo

Yes. In many contexts, scrivo can mean either:

• I write
• I am writing

Italian often uses the present tense where English chooses between simple present and present continuous based on context.

So depending on the situation:

• Scrivo il titolo in corsivo could mean I write the title in italics
• or I’m writing the title in italics

Both are possible.