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Miguel de Cervantes signature
Miguel de Cervantes and Saavedra occupy two slender writing levels.
What does Miguel de Cervantes’s signature look like?
Miguel de Cervantes and Saavedra occupy two slender writing levels. A fine upper loop arches over the name, while several crossing returns at the right lead into a very broad lower oval.
- Slant
- +22°forward
- Baseline
- +11.6°rising
- Width / height
- 1.86 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.12×opening versus body letters
Two fine lines above an expansive lower flourish
Miguel de Cervantes and Saavedra occupy two slender writing levels. A fine upper loop arches over the name, while several crossing returns at the right lead into a very broad lower oval. Compare the readable words with that final flourish: the lower return expands far beyond the small letter band and defines much of the full outline.
Miguel de Cervantes signature analysis
Miguel de Cervantes’s signature sample has 22° of forward slant, a rising baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +22°
- Baselinerising
- +11.6°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 1.86 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.12×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 2
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 15
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 6.6%
- Underlinelower flourish
- 63% of width
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.13×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.12×, while the whole image is 1.86 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 15 main ink groups. The lower flourish spans about 63% of the full ink width, giving the name another line to follow beneath its letters.
Miguel de Cervantes’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates elaborate framing with expressive public emphasis. The upper arc and large lower oval surround a fine readable centre, making the finishing gesture especially prominent in this specimen.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the lower flourish. 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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