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Joan of Arc signature
This historical specimen writes Jehanne in a short dark group.
What does Joan of Arc’s signature look like?
This historical specimen writes Jehanne in a short dark group. Its large J rises into an upper curve and descends far below the smaller later forms.
- Slant
- +19°forward
- Baseline
- +8.5°rising
- Width / height
- 1.06 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 2.22×opening versus body letters
Jehanne with one exceptionally long opening stroke
This historical specimen writes Jehanne in a short dark group. Its large J rises into an upper curve and descends far below the smaller later forms. Compare that one tall gesture with the compact connected letters: the name’s unusual vertical outline comes mainly from the opening, without a long line of full-name words or an enclosing underline.
Joan of Arc signature analysis
Joan of Arc’s signature sample has 19° of forward slant, a rising baseline and 4 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +19°
- Baselinerising
- +8.5°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 1.06 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 2.22×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 4
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 7.4%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- −0.14×
Opening, letter body and finish
The enlarged opening stands above the smaller letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 2.22×, while the whole image is 1.06 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 4 enclosed loops and 4 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Joan of Arc’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates an enlarged opening with public emphasis. The exceptionally long J makes that gesture conspicuous here, while the small joined continuation gives the rest of the name an economical rhythm.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the enlarged opening. 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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