Basic ppt for individual characteristics of handwriting

2.  What is Individual Characteristics?
 What are the types of Individual Characteristics?
1. Strokes
2. Pen pause and Pen lift
3. Placing
4. Retracing
5. Hesitations
6. Embellishments
7. Abbreviations
8. ‘t’ crossing and ‘i’ dot

3. Individual characteristics are the characteristics of Handwriting which are truly
specific writer/person
It is a combination of individual characteristics that makes handwriting unique to
him/her.

4. Strokes:-
Each letter stroke has a specific direction, length and curvature
relative to the other strokes in a letter. Each letter is written by
combining two or more strokes in succession.
There are many types of strokes i.e , Entry Stroke, Exit Stroke,
Downstroke, Upstroke and many more.

5. Pen Pause:-
A halt or stop in the writing motion in which the writing instrument stays in touch with the
writing surface is referred to as PEN PAUSE.
In case of forgeries, this is one of the distinctive characteristics of line quality.
Pen Lift-
When the writer removes the writing instrument off the paper, it causes an interruption in the
stroke which is called as PEN LIFT.
The pen lift in genuine handwriting is quite conspicuous, while in forgery they are often covered
by retouching to give the impression that the writing is continuous.

6. Dot placements, crossing strokes, and punctuation mark placements all have distinct
characteristics.
The habit can be seen in a significant amount of writing. Even in genuine texts, the
placement patterns may alter in a few rare cases.

7. In authentic handwriting, retouching is used to complete, clarify, or create a pictorial
impression in some letters.
In fraudulent handwriting, however, retouching is used to mimic the shading pattern
or hide pen lift or pen pause.

8. A forgery’s beginning and ending strokes display tremors or a lack of firmness,
indicating hesitations. Vertical lines and curvatures might also show hesitations.

9. Certain writers use embellishment to enhance the pictorial quality of their
writings or signature. These embellishments are unique to the author.
The embellishments strokes can be seen in the beginning and finish of letters,
as well as in the emphasizing line after signature.

10. Many Experienced writers begin to simplify letters and words that they frequently
write, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Signature simplification is an
continuous process.

11. One of the most tell tale stroke which will give away the forger is the ‘t’
crossing and another is ‘i’ dot.
No matter how careful the imitator may be, he will have a hard time not
leaving his own characteristics behind in making this strokes.
“ t ” Crossing and “ i ” Dot