HANDWRITING & GRAPHOLOGY
Handwriting sample for analysis: text and photo checklist
A useful handwriting sample contains ordinary words across several lines, photographed flat and straight on. Keep the paper edges when comparing margins or physical size.
Write an ordinary passage
Use your normal pen and your usual writing style. A short note about your day supplies familiar words, repeated letters and natural spacing. Include at least two lines; a longer paragraph gives more repeated forms to compare.
If you need a prompt, write: “Today I took a short walk and noticed the light changing across the street. Later I wrote a note about the things I wanted to finish.” Add a sentence of your own so the sample includes your ordinary word choices.
Photograph the sample
- Lay the page on a flat surface with even light.
- Face the camera straight toward the sheet.
- Keep dark ink clearly separated from the paper.
- Include both paper edges if using the full paper width for millimetres.
- Use PNG, JPEG or WebP, up to 25 MB.
Keep scale and context with the image
Pixels describe size inside a photo. Enter the known width of the pictured area to convert distances to millimetres. If the photo is cropped, use the crop’s actual physical width rather than the full sheet width.
For margins, inspect the full sheet. For pressure, keep the physical original. For speed, record the writing interval. These pieces of context answer different measurement questions.
Add a signature comparison
Place your usual signature beneath the paragraph. Use the full note in the handwriting analyzer and a separate signature crop in the signature analyzer. Each page keeps its own sample and result.