2. WHAT HANDWRITING TELLS
• Handwriting speaks volumes of an individual.
• Graphology – it is a study of handwriting, especially when employed as a means of
analyzing a writer’s character, personality, abilities, etc.
• How you write can indicate more than 5,000 different personality traits.
• When you take a written examination at a job interview, apart from testing your
knowledge, employers also look at your handwriting to determine your personality
and whether you blend well with the corporate culture.
• In the medical field, it can be used to refer to the study of handwriting as an aid in
diagnosis and tracking of diseases.
3. ATTRIBUTES OF HANDWRITING
• Zones
• Slant
• Connections
• Baseline slant
• Expansion
• Pressure – shows energy level
• Margin – if left : live in the past / if right : worry about the future
• Loops – if narrow : restricting yourself / if wide : relaxed and spontaneous
• Line levels
• Spacing – if narrow : can’t stand alone / if wide : enjoy your freedom
• Size – if large : outgoing, outspoken, love attention / if small : shy, studious, concentrated / if
average : well adjusted and adaptable
• Clarity
• Speed
4. A SIGNATURE OF A PERSON IS AN ASPECT OF
HANDWRITING TOO
• A signature reflects a person’s
communication skills, and
how he wants to be perceived by the public.
• An legible signature implies that an individual is confident and comfortable with what he has
expressed.
• An illegible signature implies that an individual is very private, hard to read and understand.
• Ascending signature : Tells about optimism, ambition, active
• Descending signature : Means writer is pessimistic, depressed, fatigued, not goal oriented.