History & public life · Autograph & handwriting
Charles de Gaulle signature
A long opening curve drops toward the lower left before a small de group.
What does Charles de Gaulle’s signature look like?
A long opening curve drops toward the lower left before a small de group. The surname begins with a much taller loop and rises through connected letters toward a descending return at the right.
- Slant
- +34°forward
- Baseline
- +11.3°rising
- Width / height
- 2.08 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 0.98×opening versus body letters
A descending first opening and a tall surname loop
A long opening curve drops toward the lower left before a small de group. The surname begins with a much taller loop and rises through connected letters toward a descending return at the right. Compare the small middle word with those larger outer gestures: the autograph’s spacing and changes of height separate its three name regions.
Charles de Gaulle signature analysis
Charles de Gaulle’s signature sample has 34° of forward slant, a rising baseline and 4 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +34°
- Baselinerising
- +11.3°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 2.08 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 0.98×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 4
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 5
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 4.8%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.12×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.98×, while the whole image is 2.08 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 5 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Charles de Gaulle’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates enlarged opening gestures with public emphasis. The deep first stroke and tall surname loop make that emphasis visible in different directions around the much smaller middle group.
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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