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Tom Hanks signature
A wide upper bar and a few bold upright forms carry this abbreviated autograph.
What does Tom Hanks’s signature look like?
A wide upper bar and a few bold upright forms carry this abbreviated autograph. A long lower stroke extends rightward and turns into a loop near the end.
- Slant
- −2°near upright
- Baseline
- −2.6°falling
- Width / height
- 5.56 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.06×opening versus body letters
A bold minimal mark and a low returning loop
A wide upper bar and a few bold upright forms carry this abbreviated autograph. A long lower stroke extends rightward and turns into a loop near the end. The small number of name strokes makes the horizontal structure especially visible; compare the upper crossbar with the lower return to see how they frame the compact initials.
Tom Hanks signature analysis
Tom Hanks’s signature sample has an almost upright slant, a falling baseline and 0 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantnear upright
- −2°
- Baselinefalling
- −2.6°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 5.56 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.06×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 0
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 15.0%
- Underlinelower flourish
- 46% of width
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.76×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.06×, while the whole image is 5.56 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 0 enclosed loops and 4 main ink groups. The lower flourish spans about 46% of the full ink width, giving the name another line to follow beneath its letters.
Tom Hanks’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates economical abbreviation with directness. The broad crossbar and returning lower loop add emphasis to that simple centre, giving the short mark a larger public outline.
Follow the near-upright 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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