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Adam Smith signature
Adam Smith runs through a fine, closely joined cursive line.
What does Adam Smith’s signature look like?
Adam Smith runs through a fine, closely joined cursive line. Larger opening strokes rise above the low body forms, and tall surname strokes interrupt the later band.
- Slant
- +38°forward
- Baseline
- +0.5°near level
- Width / height
- 6.78 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 2.71×opening versus body letters
Two connected words in a shallow historical writing band
Adam Smith runs through a fine, closely joined cursive line. Larger opening strokes rise above the low body forms, and tall surname strokes interrupt the later band. Compare the two word beginnings with the narrow intervening letters: the long readable name remains shallow without a large enclosing flourish beneath it.
Adam Smith signature analysis
Adam Smith’s signature sample has 38° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 4 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +38°
- Baselinenear level
- +0.5°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 6.78 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 2.71×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 4
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 2
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 19.8%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +1.11×
Opening, letter body and finish
The enlarged opening stands above the smaller letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 2.71×, while the whole image is 6.78 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes above the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.
Loops and the lower flourish
The sample contains 4 enclosed loops and 2 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Adam Smith’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates fine connected writing with a flowing presentation. The larger openings give the public name emphasis at separate points, while the limited surrounding decoration makes the continuation comparatively economical.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the enlarged opening. For another perspective on your own writing, the handwriting analysis tool brings slant, size and spacing into a full-page reading.
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