Signature Analysis

Signature represents person’s nature, status of mind and thoughts, behavior etc. Signature

analysis or graphology can help to understand personality or nature of any person. Sign always
reflects the innermost thoughts and desires.

SIZE

As compared to regular writing size

Much larger: 

wants to be in the center of attention with the light shining on them

wants to be seen and heard wherever he goes.

desire to be famous and admired.

In actuality he feels a little small inside and therefore he tries to appear extra big to compensate
for his insecurities.

are proud and have an inflated ego (just like their writing).

e.g. some movie stars, politicians, and musicians

Larger: 

Healthy or high self esteem and confidence when around others.

Sense of high status, Higher self esteem, confidence on your abilities

Medium:

Balance of sense of value and modesty

Small:

insecurity. shy and low self confidence, does not expect recognition of their worth, defensive
posture

inferiority or setting a low value for yourself.

Very small and narrow

the person is under severe depression

seen in the people who commit suicide.

PLACE

Left: the person wants to escape from the surroundings and troubles

doubtful about his public persona. The left side represents wanting to stay in the past and the
familiar and this person would rather stay with what he is used to and not leave his comfort zone.

Middle: Show of importance, need for attention, want to know what’s going on all the time,
every time

Right: forward looking, natural, person has no patience and of critical mind.

Extremely Right: the person has no patience and of critical mind.

NAME AND SURNAME

Surname with more stress and bit larger than personal name: more importance to your
social status and your family reputation e.g. Lata Mangeshkar

The sharp top edges of M in the sign of Lata Mangeshkar represent that her mind can instantly
understand and process the pieces of information very quickly.

personal name wider and prominent: you crave for good personal life and want to grow as an
individual.

much gap between the surname and personal name: there is no coherence between your
social life and your personal life. This leads to setbacks in your earnings and relations

VERTICAL EXPANSION

you strive for distinctive reputation. e.g. Dev Anand

All the letters are vertically expanded. The D represents that he is a good reader and the bottom
looping of D represents that he is an artist.

SLANT

Vertical: A vertical slant is used by people who are always in control, level headed, and show no
emotion.

Well, his signature is his public persona, so he will appear cool and collected to strangers,
acquaintances, and coworkers, while at home (body of writing) he’ll be warm and tender with his
family.

vertical writing with right slanted signature

fun to be around, the kind of guy you want to take to every party, but at home he’ll be distant and
not easy to approach.

Rising more than writing: Optimism and energy, ambitious and adventurous

Falls more than handwriting: pessimism and lack of vitality, may not be accurate reflection of
true feelings, unsure, lack of confidence

Right Slant:

freely expresses emotional feelings, is affectionate and passionate.

an outgoing, bubbly, outer persona

Left slant: does not push self forward

LINES

Lines through signature or strike through strokes: self critical, unhappy, self-destruct.

When the writer made this line he felt anger and tension at this moment. Sometimes the scoring
goes just through one part of the name. If its in the first name, he feels frustration toward
himself. When you see it in the last name only, it signifies anger toward the father, or the person
who carries that last name. Very seldom you’d see a name that is totally crossed out, this person
does not want to exist anymore.

horizontal or vertical strike-through strokes 

self-hatred, you will dislike yourself

Single Horizontal Underline:

control and stability in his thoughts

a healthy self esteem and positive reaffirmation of themselves and are content with what they do
and who they are.

confident

Need for recognition and status

Underline for Surname only: Importance to surname, family reputation

Two underlines / Double Underlines: someone who has the strength, determination, dedication,
motivation, and emotional stamina to achieve just about anything they want in life.

These people also strongly believe that they deserve only the best things in life and they will
relentlessly strive until they achieve all their goals.

ZigZag Underline

doubt their own importance

but at least try to appear as if they were someone much more significant in the public eye.

unsure about her/his ability

Uncertainty of the behavior

Showy and bit curley

Attention grabbing behavior

Going back zigzag

confused attitude
Wavy Underline

more often seen in women

lively, silly, and fun to be around

a sign of someone who likes to flirt

Humorous behavior

Back Underline 

think and talk too much about past matters and that the days gone-by occupy more space in their
mind.

Circles: wants to be protected, very defensive and need reassurance,

very defensive in public and he is too protective about himself. Such writers have a problem
making friends because they do not open up and are always scared of getting hurt. They suspect
the motives of people around them, which results in their social isolation. Consequently, they fail
to become a part of the life around them.

as a protective robe to avoid pain

Full Stop: Self centred

Vertical line at the end: private world to retreat into

LETTERS

g: Open top to g : openness, softness

Deep lower loop: strong pull to family

disproportionately large: two images – professional, businesslike,  formal and more chatty and
extrovert private  image

Starts with big and ends with decreasing size of letters: makes big stylish entrance to make his
presence felt but after this he retreats from this showy manner

DOTS

Single dot at the end: you do not trust others easily and you love some fine art
Two dots below the signature: romantic and you give more importance to beauty.

e.g. Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan

Circle dots on i or any other letters: strong desire to be seen as sophisticated

SLASHING TOWARDS LEFT

The end stroke of the signature turns left and strikes back the name: the person will attack
himself and becomes his own victim.

e.g. Michael Jackson

death like situation where he may kill himself either by a knife or by taking poison.

BEGINNING LETTER

capital letter is small, the person has low confidence and doubts his own abilities.

small capitals in the signature after he or she has undergone some injury or surgical operation.

e.g. Steve Jobs

CIRCLED SIGNATURE

protection against the anxiety and retreat.

L encircling the word: Michael

LINE ABOVE THE SIGNATURE

creative, spiritual and intellectual ambitions of the person.

CLIMBING

An ascending signature (climbing up a hill)shows a person with a positive self image who is
energetic and enthusiastic. If the body of writing is leveled, but the signature is climbing, you
can be sure that he feels good about the image he is projecting.
A descending signature (climbing down the hill) represents depression and disappointment.
When you see a woman writing only her last name going down, it is only that part of her life that
she is disappointed and disillusioned with. If a man writes his last name going down (or much
smaller in size than his first name) there is disappointment and negative feelings about his father
figure.

THREAD LIKE SIGN

A thread connecting the letters: capable of reading others thoughts and can solve others
problems.

e.g.  Mahatma Gandhi

bottom loop of G terminating in anti-clock wise direction represents danger from weapons.

TIPS FOR GOOD SIGN

There should not be too much gap between the surname (family name) and the personal name.
Then there will be balance between your social life and personal life.

Beginning letters in the surname and personal name are in capitals.

While writing letters like f, j, g, y etc, see the bottom loop of the letter will not stop at the
bottom. The loop should go up and then terminate.

See the letters of the signature should not have broken pieces. Broken letters represent some
physical or psychological disturbances coming into your life.

CREATIVE SIGNATURES

Walt Disney

Edgar Allan Poe

It takes a courageous, self assured (but not arrogant) person to add some extra touches to his
signature (flourishes for example).

It is a sign of creativity, but if you see objects (Liberace used to sketch a piano under his name)
being drawn in/near a signature (clubs, money signs, faces) it is time to run away. Those people
may be dealing with some deeper personal issues with which you don’t want to get involved.

AVOID THIS

1. Strike Through

2.  Camouflage signature
The stroke is not right. The circle, which kind of camouflages my first name, is self-limiting.

3. Small signature

lack of confidence to pull off day-to-day tasks.

lack the courage to speak

may avoid social gathering

4. Trace back signature (Back underline)

Thinks more about past

5.  Scribbled signature

mind is faster than their hands

They seldom finish their tasks and blame others for the delay

References

http://askastrologer.com/articles/Put-your-signature-for-better-luck.html

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22188/118558-signature-handwriting-analysis-signature-reveals

http://www.writechoice.co.in/writechoice/index.php/2009/06/signatures/

http://general-psychology.knoji.com/signature-analysis-what-does-your-signature-say-about-
your-personality/