HANDWRITING & GRAPHOLOGY
Letter O handwriting analysis
The o is an oval with a closing point. Look at the enclosure, its proportions and the position where an entry or exit stroke attaches.
Compare o letter forms
A closed enclosure makes the o distinct from c. Find its closing point before inspecting any added exit stroke.
A small break remains near the top. Check the photograph for pale ink before recording a repeated open form.
The closing stroke continues toward the next letter from the upper part of the oval. Compare the height of that join with the next body letter.
These original diagrams isolate oval closure and attached joins. Compare their shapes with several occurrences in your own handwriting; the dashed guides show the body band.
What to look for
- Where is the closing point?
- Is the oval taller or wider?
- Does the exit join attach at the top, side or base?
Begin with the ordinary lowercase body, then follow the opening and finishing strokes. Record where the letter joins its neighbors and whether the same form appears at the beginning, middle and end of a word.
Read o within words
Use words such as open and look as starting points for a sample comparison. Write them in your ordinary hand, then compare the o forms with examples already present in a note.
A neighboring stroke can close an oval, extend a shoulder or hide a return. Trace the visible boundary before naming the feature. Compare letter shape separately from the word’s slant and the line’s direction.
Connect the letter to a whole-page reading
One letter supplies a local observation. Repeated forms show whether that observation belongs to the wider writing rhythm. Use the linked feature guides to compare its proportions, turns and connections with the rest of the sample.
Compare an enlarged capital or a signature initial with ordinary letters on the same page. A decorative opening may occupy a different height and shape from the body letters that follow it.