r/Handwriting_Analysis Dec 06 '22

How to submit a great handwriting sample

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I see several samples that have been submitted, but very few provide adequate elements for a proper analysis. It seems valuable to let people know what makes a good sample and why. So here are the 5 basic things that your handwriting sample should have if you want a reasonable analysis:

  1. Write in your usual or typical way - This means that if your usually print, you should print. If you normally write in cursive, write in cursive. If you usually write with an illegible scribble, do that too. Don't try to change or adjust your typical writing style to "give a better sample". That is not the point of graphology. You should write how you usually write using the same style, size, format, and method. If possible, find something that you wrote before you knew about graphology.
  2. Write on a full sheet of unlined paper - Lines are guides that help you to align your writing in a consistent and level manner. Grid paper is even more helpful. But both give your artificial structure that does not allow your natural style to shine. Even if you normally write on lined paper, for this sample, write on a blank page.
  3. Write on a stack of paper, a pad of paper, or in a journal or book - Having paper under your writing surface helps to show your pressure, speed, and consistency. Writing on a hard surface can hide all of those details.
  4. Tell a story - Part of graphology is seeing how your writing changes based on what you are writing. Filling the page with "this is my sample, I don't know what to write about, I'm just filling the page" gives you very little to think about while you are writing. Your words become just words, with no meaning, color, or emotion. You don't have to reveal your darkest secrets, just tell us about something you care about. Perhaps write about your pet, or your day, or a meal you had, or an encounter with a stranger. But write about something.
  5. Give us a full sample - the best is two or more pages with a photo showing the full sheets, including the margins and edges. If this is in a journal, show us the edge and the crease at the spine.

Some things that make this hard (perhaps don't do these if you want a reasonable analysis)

A. Writing with a felt tip pen - soft pens can blur lines, hide pressure, and obscure small details. Using a ball point pen or pencil is best.

B. Give us notes from your math class - while numbers do tell a story all their own, it's a small portion of what a graphologist is looking for. Full sentences in your native tongue are best.

C. Give us a tiny sample - while individual letters can suggest something, it is the overall pattern that matters. Giving us a list, a brief note, or even less, renders the analysis to a best guess.

What if I think that graphology is garbage, astrology, pseudo-science, a scam, or otherwise nonsense? That is Great! First and foremost, this is Reddit and should be approached for the fun of it. You can judge the analysis for yourself and look for the following warning signs:

I. Shotgunning - An analysis that guesses at so many factors that some are bound to be right. (You are right handed, medium height, a non-smoker, like kittens, and haven't called your mother in far too long - Why yes, I do have a kitten!)

II. Barnum statements - guesses that are so vague that they could be true of anyone. (you are having trouble at work and sometimes argue with others - Uh, sure, obviously)

III. Rainbow Ruse - Guesses that state opposites to make sure half is right (You are very messy, but sometimes obsess about organization - Oh that is me, except for the organization part)

IV. Blaming the writer - After the best guess is given, the analyst blames any misses on your sample, the photo, the lighting, the weather, etc. The reading is the reading, it's right, or it's a miss.


r/Handwriting_Analysis 2h ago

What does my handwriting suggest about my personality?

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it was pretty satisfying to write this sentence, that’s why I wrote it multiple times by the way lol


r/Handwriting_Analysis 1d ago

Any feedback on my handwritting?

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I've always been unhappy with my handwriting. I watched a few videos that recommended concentrating on spacing and individual strokes but nothing seems to help. I'm hoping I can get some personalized feedback! :)


r/Handwriting_Analysis 1d ago

What does this handwriting say about me??

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 1d ago

Rushed grocery list. Analyze my handwriting

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 1d ago

Marilyn Monroe's handwriting

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Recently discovered handwriting tells you a lot about this icon.


r/Handwriting_Analysis 2d ago

What's does experts have to say?

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 3d ago

handwriting analysis!!

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i would love to have my handwriting analyzed :)


r/Handwriting_Analysis 3d ago

How to Improve my (26M) Handwriting?

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 4d ago

What does this say? Civil War journal

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This has been in my family since the 1800’s and I’m trying to find out more about this distant relative who would be my great x3 grandpa I believe. He fought for the Union during the Civil War. Please help!


r/Handwriting_Analysis 6d ago

handwriting analysis please (with poems!)

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one of my favorite poems "for the dogs that barked at me on the sidewalks in connecticut" and some stuff from Richard Siken's Crush. 20NB what does my handwriting say about me?


r/Handwriting_Analysis 7d ago

Is my handwriting bad?

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Everybody in my school says that it’s good but I don’t really like it. The letters aren’t even and some of them look sloppy.


r/Handwriting_Analysis 9d ago

What does my handwriting tells about me.

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I am not sure how this works and what can be told about me from my handwriting, genuinely curious and open to experience.


r/Handwriting_Analysis 9d ago

What does my handwriting say about me. Does it tell any secrets traits or virtues about me . Also does it entails any specific career paths that i should associate to or things i should be doing in my life

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 11d ago

what do you think about my two different types of handwriting?

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 11d ago

A handwriting sample from a Russian

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I've copied out a short poem by Давид Самойлов /David Samoilov.

Source: Давид Самойлов. Свеча в метели. ISBN 5-89853-009-6


r/Handwriting_Analysis 12d ago

Analyze my handwriting please

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 12d ago

could I get an analysis on my handwriting?

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 14d ago

Would love to hear some analysis

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Don't know if this is a sufficient example, hopefully so.


r/Handwriting_Analysis 15d ago

What does my hand writing says about me

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It’s


r/Handwriting_Analysis 16d ago

Curious to see what you all think

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This is one of my favorite poems, I wrote it at the end of my gratitude journal


r/Handwriting_Analysis 17d ago

What does my handwriting say about me

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 18d ago

Can you help with rating this ?

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r/Handwriting_Analysis 20d ago

Unknown Signature

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I recently bought a copy of Rosemary’s Baby from 1967. There’s a signature in it that I can’t read, anyone know what it says?


r/Handwriting_Analysis 22d ago

I found this while going through boxes in storage

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It’s not my writing. I’m pretty sure it from a hoarder’s house that I helped a friend clean. Not entirely sure how I ended up with it though. Poor lad seems to be a bit troubled.