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Anton Chekhov signature
The first group begins with a large angular opening and downward diagonal.
What does Anton Chekhov’s signature look like?
The first group begins with a large angular opening and downward diagonal. A broad upper stroke opens the second Cyrillic word, which finishes with a long wavy descent at the right.
- Slant
- +28°forward
- Baseline
- −1.2°near level
- Width / height
- 1.46 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 0.31×opening versus body letters
Two Cyrillic groups and a long right-hand descent
The first group begins with a large angular opening and downward diagonal. A broad upper stroke opens the second Cyrillic word, which finishes with a long wavy descent at the right. Compare the distinct word beginnings with the small connected middle forms: the largest movements sit around the name rather than evenly across every character.
Anton Chekhov signature analysis
Anton Chekhov’s signature sample has 28° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +28°
- Baselinenear level
- −1.2°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 1.46 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 0.31×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 2
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 3
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 3.0%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- −1.21×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening is lower than the typical letter body. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.31×, while the whole image is 1.46 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.
Loops and the lower flourish
The sample contains 2 enclosed loops and 3 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Anton Chekhov’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates enlarged beginnings with public emphasis. The angular first opening and flowing right-hand descent give the two groups different expressive gestures within the same fine connected name.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the smaller body letters. 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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