HANDWRITING & GRAPHOLOGY
Print and cursive handwriting analysis
Printed, joined cursive and mixed handwriting can all be analyzed. Compare the visible letter forms, spacing and joins within the writer’s ordinary sample.
Compare the visible forms
Independent letters carry the word.
A connecting stroke crosses between bodies.
Joined and separate forms share the same line.
What to inspect
Printed handwriting usually leaves more gaps between letters; joined handwriting uses connecting strokes. Mixed writing may join some pairs and separate others. Identify the pattern inside a word before looking at the gaps between words.
Separate the measurements
A switch from joined writing to print changes the available connections and sometimes the letter body. Compare slant, size and baseline across the two samples, then compare only the joins that both styles allow. Capitals and numbers can follow their own conventions.
The traditional graphology reading
Traditional graphology reads patterns across a sample rather than assigning one fixed personality to an entire writing style. An upright printed sample and an upright joined sample share the observed slant while differing in their connections.
Try a sample comparison
Write one ordinary sentence in your usual form and one in deliberately separated letters. Compare body height, word gaps and baseline. Identify which differences come directly from removing joins.