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Nicolaus Copernicus signature
A dark angular first group leads into a much larger rounded surname opening.
What does Nicolaus Copernicus’s signature look like?
A dark angular first group leads into a much larger rounded surname opening. Small connected forms continue toward a long low right-hand tail, with a deeper return near the middle.
- Slant
- +16°forward
- Baseline
- −2.4°falling
- Width / height
- 3.17 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.48×opening versus body letters
Two dark groups with a broad surname C
A dark angular first group leads into a much larger rounded surname opening. Small connected forms continue toward a long low right-hand tail, with a deeper return near the middle. Compare the open C space with the denser smaller letters: the surname’s beginning is a clear landmark within the otherwise compact historical name.
Nicolaus Copernicus signature analysis
Nicolaus Copernicus’s signature sample has 16° of forward slant, a falling baseline and 1 enclosed loop. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +16°
- Baselinefalling
- −2.4°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 3.17 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.48×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 1
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 15.1%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.03×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.48×, while the whole image is 3.17 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 1 enclosed loop and 4 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Nicolaus Copernicus’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates enlarged capitals with public emphasis. The broad C supplies an expressive opening to the surname, followed by the more economical low continuation traditionally linked with directness.
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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