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Leonardo da Vinci signature
Small angular cursive forms run across a long, slender name line.
What does Leonardo da Vinci’s signature look like?
Small angular cursive forms run across a long, slender name line. An open upper loop interrupts the early part of the writing, while most later letters stay close to the same low band.
- Slant
- +21°forward
- Baseline
- +1.1°near level
- Width / height
- 6.47 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.29×opening versus body letters
A long historical name in a narrow writing band
Small angular cursive forms run across a long, slender name line. An open upper loop interrupts the early part of the writing, while most later letters stay close to the same low band. Look at the slight word separations and alternating upright strokes: the specimen’s length comes from the written name rather than a wide enclosing flourish.
Leonardo da Vinci signature analysis
Leonardo da Vinci’s signature sample has 21° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 12 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +21°
- Baselinenear level
- +1.1°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 6.47 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.29×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 12
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 9
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 16.0%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +1.03×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.29×, while the whole image is 6.47 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 12 enclosed loops and 9 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Leonardo da Vinci’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates economical connected writing with directness. Here the narrow letter band and limited surrounding decoration give the long name a restrained presentation, punctuated by the early upper loop.
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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