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Handwriting
Handwriting is the writing done with a writing
instrument, such as a pen or pencil, in the hand.
Handwriting includes both printing and cursive styles
and is separate from formal calligraphy or typeface.
Because each person's handwriting is unique and
different, it can be used to verify a document's writer.
The deterioration of a person's handwriting is also a
symptom or result of certain diseases. The inability to
produce clear and coherent handwriting is also known as
dysgraphia.
Uniqueness
Each person has their own unique style of handwriting,
whether it is everyday handwriting or their personal
signature. Even identical twins who share appearance and
genetics do not have the same handwriting. The place
where one grows up and the first language one learns
meld together with the different distribution of force
and ways of shaping words to create a unique style of
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Characteristics of
handwriting include: |
- the specific shape of letters, e.g.
their roundness or sharpness
- regular or irregular spacing between
letters
- the slope of the letters
- the rhythmic repetition of the
elements or arrhythmia
- the pressure to the paper
- the average size of letters
- the thickness of letters
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Uses of handwriting samples
Because handwriting is relatively stable, a change in
the handwriting can be indicative of the nervousness or
intoxication of the writer.
A sample of a person's writing can be compared to that
of a written document to determine and authenticate the
written document's writer; if the writing styles match, it
is likely that one person wrote both documents. |
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Graphology
Graphology is the pseudoscientific study and analysis of
handwriting in relation to human psychology. Graphology
is primarily used as a recruiting tool in the applicant
screening process for predicting personality traits and
job performance, despite research showing consistently
negative results for these uses. |
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