12 Characteristics of Handwriting

The thickness, strength, and flow of the letters. Some factors are if the letter is flowing, shaky, or very thick.

• line quality

• letter spacing

• height

• weight

The amount of space put between letters. The letters could all be connected or spaced drastically.

• letter spacing

• shading

• slant

• baseline habits

Simply analyzes the proportions of the handwriting. Is one letter unusually tall or short.

• height, width, and size of letters

• slant, spacing, and shading of letters

• strokes, slant, and width of letters

• letters, size, and baseline habits

The analyzes whether or not the capital letters are connected to lowercase letters and if words are connected.

• connecting strokes

• end strokes

• quality

• formation

Looks at which way the letters tend to slant, either to the left, or not slant at all. The most average slant is to the right.

• slants

• habits

• writing

• pen lifts

Where the writer tends to write. It could be above the line, below the line, or on the line.

• baseline habits

• slant

• shading

• spacing