When I first began thinking about what I wanted to learn about during my month of Self Analysis, handwriting was something that immediately popped into my brain. Maybe it is because I spend a lot of time writing by hand, whether it be postcards or jotting down ideas and to-do lists, so the thought of writing never really leaves my subconscious. I have heard of handwriting analysis being used to learn about criminals, but not much else beyond that.

It made me curious, what does my handwriting say about me? I want to know if it is accurate, and if I can use it to quickly learn about other people. I will say, though, my handwriting is very inconsistent, a letter can be written in a different way or style within the same word, and I casually write in a mish-mash of print and cursive characters. I am also left Handed, so I wonder if that will affect how my my handwriting is analyzed because of the slant.

After reading a couple of articles and watching a few videos on YouTube, I learned that in order to get the most accurate reading, you have to write naturally on unlined paper. It is also best to write at least a paragraph, so I figured the most fun way to get enough text down was to just write out this introduction.

I am sorry to assault your eyes, but don’t worry, I will provide a transcript below this scan!

Now that I have written enough (hopefully), let’s learn about what each type of scribble says about me. Feel free to do this alongside me, as I will be comparing my handwriting to this beginner’s handbook, and all images will be from this source unless mentioned otherwise.

First Trait

The first commonality that I found between the handbook and my own writing was the figure eight. According to the source, I am adaptable and a good conversationalist. I don’t think this is very true. Yes, I can adapt, but I often feel awkward in conversation and cannot speak publicly without a red face and racing through my script! But I have many figure eights, especially in going from the letter “s” into another letter.

Second Trait

I have never noticed that my “y” sometimes looks like the number 5 without its top. Sometimes I have a full lower loop into other letters, sometimes they remain incomplete.

Does this mean that I am both content and incomplete? I mean, I guess I am frustrated with my lack of motivation to exercise, but I have been getting a lot more movement in over the past few months! I do not feel incomplete in the other areas mentioned, LOL.

Third & Fourth Trait

These next two traits have to do with the letter “t” specifically. I am pretty self critical, so I agree with this first trait. On the other hand, I don’t feel like I am controlling myself very strongly. I am trying to develop productive habits, which is controlling, but that word just feels negative to me.

YouTube Analysis

Next, I took a look at this video to get some general interpretations. I learned that a lot of learning about someone through their handwriting is “intuitive”.

Since my dash through the letter “t” is lower and goes through the other lowercase letters, it means that I may have low self esteem.

An up-slant in the “t” bar means optimism, while a down-slant suggests the opposite, and my writing showcases both. It is interesting how much importance is placed on how one writes the letter “t”.

Just for fun, let’s look at my boyfriend’s writing of the letter.

Dylan is right handed, and his script has little to no tilt. His “t” bars are overall very straight with little curvature, and they rest right on top of the next letter. Based on the teachings in the YouTube video, I would say Dylan has a realistic view of himself, not super optimistic but not overly self deprecating either. I

didn’t realize how hard it would be to analyze someone’s handwriting that I know! I am trying to be unbiased.

Another trait that the video touches on is the size of the loops of the letters “g” and “y”. He says that the bigger the loop, the larger number of friends you need. I write pretty large loops at times, however I don’t feel as if I need a lot of friends. Too many connections overwhelm me! I don’t create loops every time either, which based on the video, also suggests that I don’t need many friends. A lot of friends are enticing, but it is too much for me to keep up with.

One thing he says is “Weird handwriting equals weird person” and I would consider my inconsistent handwriting weird! That is one trait I would like to claim haha!

Closing

Those were the traits that I felt were the most applicable to my own handwriting after looking back and forth more times than I care to admit. Overall, It makes sense that analysis would be “intuitive”; you would expect a person who is high strung or tense to have more angled and small handwriting, while a carefree person may have a very loose hand.

There were inklings of truth in my analysis of my own handwriting. I wish I had found more direct correlations within the handbook and my writing sample, but some traits such as the tilt were a bit confusing for me to talk about with any confidence. I want to try and analyze someone’s handwriting that I do not know, that would be the ultimate validity test.

Have you ever analyzed your own handwriting? Does your hand produce chicken scratch or beautiful calligraphy? Let me know, and I will see you all soon!