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Mahatma Gandhi signature
The narrow joined letters form a low band with taller strokes in the middle and toward the right.
What does Mahatma Gandhi’s signature look like?
The narrow joined letters form a low band with taller strokes in the middle and toward the right. A long descending curve breaks below the line near the centre of the sample.
- Slant
- +6°forward
- Baseline
- −1.3°near level
- Width / height
- 2.27 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 0.95×opening versus body letters
A low letter band crossed by taller strokes
The joined forms keep most of the name in a narrow horizontal band. Taller strokes break above that band, while one long curve descends below it near the middle. Those upper and lower extensions are useful landmarks when looking at this small, closely written specimen.
Mahatma Gandhi signature analysis
Mahatma Gandhi’s signature sample has 6° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +6°
- Baselinenear level
- −1.3°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 2.27 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 0.95×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 2
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 2
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 10.8%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.73×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.95×, while the whole image is 2.27 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 2 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Mahatma Gandhi’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates upright strokes with composure and independence.
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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