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Martin Luther King Jr. signature
The multiword name is written in thin, forward-moving cursive.
What does Martin Luther King Jr.’s signature look like?
The multiword name is written in thin, forward-moving cursive. Enlarged initial strokes and tall upper loops punctuate the smaller letters, with a long descending stroke near the right edge.
- Slant
- +35°forward
- Baseline
- +6.3°rising
- Width / height
- 3.04 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.55×opening versus body letters
A multiword name in thin, inclined cursive
The separate word groups make it possible to follow several enlarged openings across the sample. Compare the tall upper loops with the low joined forms between them. A long lower stroke toward the right adds a contrasting movement beneath the forward rhythm of the name.
Martin Luther King Jr. signature analysis
Martin Luther King Jr.’s signature sample has 35° of forward slant, a rising baseline and 9 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +35°
- Baselinerising
- +6.3°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 3.04 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.55×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 9
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 3
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 6.6%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.22×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.55×, while the whole image is 3.04 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 9 enclosed loops and 3 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates forward slant with responsiveness and outward expression.
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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