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Edgar Allan Poe signature
Edgar A Poe is written in fine connected cursive with larger looped capitals.
What does Edgar Allan Poe’s signature look like?
Edgar A Poe is written in fine connected cursive with larger looped capitals. Several broad elliptical returns stack beneath the name, crossing into a layered underline.
- Slant
- +36°forward
- Baseline
- +1.0°near level
- Width / height
- 2.80 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.42×opening versus body letters
Readable cursive above stacked underline loops
Edgar A Poe is written in fine connected cursive with larger looped capitals. Several broad elliptical returns stack beneath the name, crossing into a layered underline. Compare the readable upper words with each lower loop individually: the flourish contributes much of the full specimen’s height and complexity while the actual name stays comparatively narrow.
Edgar Allan Poe signature analysis
Edgar Allan Poe’s signature sample has 36° 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
- +36°
- Baselinenear level
- +1.0°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 2.80 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.42×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 4
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 10.9%
- Underlinelower flourish
- 54% of width
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.39×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.42×, while the whole image is 2.80 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 4 main ink groups. The lower flourish spans about 54% of the full ink width, giving the name another line to follow beneath its letters.
Edgar Allan Poe’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates layered underlining with expressive public emphasis. The looped capitals repeat that gesture within the readable name, giving the specimen conspicuous movements both above and below its writing band.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the lower flourish. 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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