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Harry S. Truman signature
Harry S Truman forms a slender connected line.
What does Harry S. Truman’s signature look like?
Harry S Truman forms a slender connected line. The opening H and surname T are taller than the small intervening letters, and a separate dot punctuates the central initial.
- Slant
- +26°forward
- Baseline
- +0.6°near level
- Width / height
- 3.77 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.95×opening versus body letters
A fine full name with a small central S
Harry S Truman forms a slender connected line. The opening H and surname T are taller than the small intervening letters, and a separate dot punctuates the central initial. Compare those larger beginnings with the compact final name band: the signature remains readable without a long enclosing lower flourish.
Harry S. Truman signature analysis
Harry S. Truman’s signature sample has 26° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 5 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +26°
- Baselinenear level
- +0.6°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 3.77 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.95×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 5
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 11
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 6.4%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.41×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.95×, while the whole image is 3.77 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 5 enclosed loops and 11 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Harry S. Truman’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates enlarged capitals with public emphasis. The fine connected continuation gives this specimen a flowing, economical rhythm, interrupted by the small separated central initial.
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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