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Niels Bohr signature

Niels Bohr is written in two fine strongly inclined groups.

Niels Bohr autograph signature image
Vector tracing of the signature specimen. Image credit: Connormah, Niels Bohr · Public domain.

What does Niels Bohr’s signature look like?

Niels Bohr is written in two fine strongly inclined groups. Taller N and B openings lead into smaller connected letters, with narrow upright returns near the later forms.

Slant
≥ +40°forward
Baseline
+2.2°rising
Width / height
5.15 : 1overall proportions
Opening height
1.21×opening versus body letters
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Readable inclined words with tall N and B strokes

Niels Bohr is written in two fine strongly inclined groups. Taller N and B openings lead into smaller connected letters, with narrow upright returns near the later forms. Compare those larger beginnings with the restrained ending: the name’s movement stays mainly within the written band without a broad separate underline extending beyond it.

Niels Bohr signature analysis

Niels Bohr’s signature sample has a forward slant at the edge of the measured range, a rising baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.

Slantforward
≥ +40°
Baselinerising
+2.2°
Width / heightoverall proportions
5.15 : 1
Opening heightopening versus body letters
1.21×
Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
2
Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
2
Ink densityinside the signature bounds
17.9%
Underlineno long lower flourish
None
Finish heightrelative to the letter body
+0.02×

Opening, letter body and finish

The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.21×, while the whole image is 5.15 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.

Niels Bohr’s signature in graphology

Traditional graphology associates forward inclination with outward expression. The larger capital strokes add public emphasis, while the fine connected body gives this readable specimen an economical flowing rhythm.

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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