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Jimmy Wales signature
A large J opens Jimmy and returns beneath the first word.
What does Jimmy Wales’s signature look like?
A large J opens Jimmy and returns beneath the first word. Taller W and adjacent strokes then introduce a low connected Wales group.
- Slant
- +2°near upright
- Baseline
- +2.4°rising
- Width / height
- 3.32 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.91×opening versus body letters
A readable first name with its own lower return
A large J opens Jimmy and returns beneath the first word. Taller W and adjacent strokes then introduce a low connected Wales group. Compare the first-name underline with the surname’s more restrained ending: the readable two-word mark gives most of its lower flourish to the opening half of the signature.
Jimmy Wales signature analysis
Jimmy Wales’s signature sample has an almost upright slant, a rising baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantnear upright
- +2°
- Baselinerising
- +2.4°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 3.32 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.91×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 2
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 3
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 10.8%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.06×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.91×, while the whole image is 3.32 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 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.
Jimmy Wales’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates enlarged initials with public emphasis. The first-name return adds an expressive lower gesture, while the compact surname provides a more economical continuation.
Follow the near-upright 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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