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David Letterman signature
A long opening curve surrounds several broad upper ovals.
What does David Letterman’s signature look like?
A long opening curve surrounds several broad upper ovals. The lower name group begins with a tall stem and repeated rounded returns, crossed by a long central stroke.
- Slant
- +7°forward
- Baseline
- +13.0°rising
- Width / height
- 1.21 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.20×opening versus body letters
Large monoline loops crossing between two levels
A long opening curve surrounds several broad upper ovals. The lower name group begins with a tall stem and repeated rounded returns, crossed by a long central stroke. Compare the two levels before following their shared crossings: the smooth vector tracing makes the large open spaces especially clear around the compressed written centre.
David Letterman signature analysis
David Letterman’s signature sample has 7° of forward slant, a rising baseline and 14 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +7°
- Baselinerising
- +13.0°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 1.21 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.20×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 14
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 1
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 8.8%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.10×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.20×, while the whole image is 1.21 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 14 enclosed loops and 1 main ink group. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
David Letterman’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates broad overlapping loops with expressive presentation. The large opening and repeated lower returns give this specimen public emphasis at several points, with the crossing stroke linking its two levels.
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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