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Jimmy Carter signature
A long fine arc stretches above Jimmy, with a small lower loop at its beginning.
What does Jimmy Carter’s signature look like?
A long fine arc stretches above Jimmy, with a small lower loop at its beginning. Carter opens with a taller oval C and continues into low connected letters before a near-level rightward finish.
- Slant
- +29°forward
- Baseline
- −0.6°near level
- Width / height
- 3.11 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 0.75×opening versus body letters
Fine readable words beneath a long opening arc
A long fine arc stretches above Jimmy, with a small lower loop at its beginning. Carter opens with a taller oval C and continues into low connected letters before a near-level rightward finish. Compare the two words’ larger gestures with their smaller body forms: the name stays readable within a spacious but lightly drawn outline.
Jimmy Carter signature analysis
Jimmy Carter’s signature sample has 29° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 3 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +29°
- Baselinenear level
- −0.6°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 3.11 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 0.75×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 3
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 9
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 4.9%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- −0.07×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening is lower than the typical letter body. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.75×, while the whole image is 3.11 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 3 enclosed loops and 9 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Jimmy Carter’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates open enlarged capitals with public presentation. The long initial arc adds expressive emphasis, while the thin low continuation gives the readable name a more restrained rhythm.
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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