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Fyodor Dostoyevsky signature
Tiny fine Cyrillic forms stretch across a long writing band.
What does Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s signature look like?
Tiny fine Cyrillic forms stretch across a long writing band. Larger inclined loops open the surname, and an extended lower return runs beneath the later name.
- Slant
- ≥ +40°forward
- Baseline
- +1.4°near level
- Width / height
- 5.62 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.34×opening versus body letters
A long Cyrillic name over a returning lower line
Tiny fine Cyrillic forms stretch across a long writing band. Larger inclined loops open the surname, and an extended lower return runs beneath the later name. Compare the narrow body with that long return: the signature’s breadth comes from both the written words and a finishing gesture that travels back under them.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky signature analysis
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s signature sample has a forward slant at the edge of the measured range, a near-level baseline and 17 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- ≥ +40°
- Baselinenear level
- +1.4°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 5.62 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.34×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 17
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 9.0%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.61×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.34×, while the whole image is 5.62 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 17 enclosed loops and 4 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates extended lower flourishes with expressive public emphasis. The fine connected name gives an economical upper rhythm, while the large surname loops and returning line make the ending more elaborate.
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