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Yuri Gagarin signature
A long fine stroke stretches above the left side of this Cyrillic autograph.

What does Yuri Gagarin’s signature look like?
A long fine stroke stretches above the left side of this Cyrillic autograph. Small rounded connected forms travel through the middle, with a deep descending return near the later name.
- Slant
- +18°forward
- Baseline
- +1.5°near level
- Width / height
- 2.83 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 0.85×opening versus body letters
A fine Cyrillic band beneath a long upper stroke
A long fine stroke stretches above the left side of this Cyrillic autograph. Small rounded connected forms travel through the middle, with a deep descending return near the later name. Compare the long upper line with that lower loop: they provide opposite vertical gestures around a comparatively shallow written band.
Yuri Gagarin signature analysis
Yuri Gagarin’s signature sample has 18° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 4 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +18°
- Baselinenear level
- +1.5°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 2.83 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 0.85×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 4
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 3.2%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- +0.09×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening is lower than the typical letter body. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.85×, while the whole image is 2.83 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 4 enclosed loops and 4 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Yuri Gagarin’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates extended strokes with expressive public emphasis. The long upper gesture and deep later return frame the fine connected centre, giving this Cyrillic specimen accents at different heights.
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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