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Jean-Paul Sartre signature
Fine opening initials cross into a low return at the left.
What does Jean-Paul Sartre’s signature look like?
Fine opening initials cross into a low return at the left. A much taller S descends into a long narrow loop before the connected Sartre group and its upper cross-stroke.
- Slant
- +10°forward
- Baseline
- +12.4°rising
- Width / height
- 1.78 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.21×opening versus body letters
Crossed initials beside a deep surname S
Fine opening initials cross into a low return at the left. A much taller S descends into a long narrow loop before the connected Sartre group and its upper cross-stroke. Compare the two opening regions with the smaller body forms: the surname’s first gesture accounts for most of the complete mark’s lower depth.
Jean-Paul Sartre signature analysis
Jean-Paul Sartre’s signature sample has 10° of forward slant, a rising baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +10°
- Baselinerising
- +12.4°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 1.78 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.21×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 2
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 3
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 9.1%
- 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 1.21×, while the whole image is 1.78 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.
Loops and the lower flourish
The sample contains 2 enclosed loops and 3 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Jean-Paul Sartre’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates enlarged initials with public emphasis. The deep S adds expressiveness to the surname, while the small joined continuation gives the later letters a more economical rhythm.
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