hand-writing
Pen-produced text style
Hand-writing is the act of writing by hand rather than typing or printing mechanically.
It also refers to the particular style of someone's script—the distinctive way they form letters: I recognized her hand-writing on the envelope.
Handwriting without the hyphen is now standard.
Joined handwriting style
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- legibilityClearness of text
- neatnessState of being tidy
strokes · letterforms · loops · slant · flourishes · ink · longhand · print
Handwritten name for verification
- autographHandwritten personal signature
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- diariesPersonal daily records
correspondence · postcards · greeting cards · love letters · thank-you notes · marginalia · annotations · inscriptions
Study of penmanship patterns
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
specimens · characteristics · traits · pressure · loops · consistency · expert · identification
Repeated work toward mastery
- worksheetsPrinted practice documents
- tracingCopying by following lines
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- exercisesActivities for fitness
drills · lined paper · primary school · learning · instruction · motor skills · dotted lines · repetition
Handwritten or typed originals
- scrollsRolled written records
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
vellum · illumination · codex · paleography · ancient texts · monastic · copyists · inkwells
cursive
Joined handwriting style
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- legibilityClearness of text
neatness · strokes · letterforms · loops · slant · flourishes · ink · longhand · print · block letters
signature
Handwritten name for verification
- autographHandwritten personal signature
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
diaries · correspondence · postcards · greeting cards · love letters · thank-you notes · marginalia · annotations · inscriptions · dedications
graphology
Study of penmanship patterns
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
comparison · specimens · characteristics · traits · pressure · loops · consistency · expert · identification · verification
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- worksheetsPrinted practice documents
- tracingCopying by following lines
- copyingReproducing something exactly
exercises · drills · lined paper · primary school · learning · instruction · motor skills · dotted lines · repetition · workbooks
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- scrollsRolled written records
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
parchment · vellum · illumination · codex · paleography · ancient texts · monastic · copyists · inkwells · archives
hand-writingtyping
Entering text via keyboard
typewriting · keyboarding · word processing · digital text · dictation
hand, writing, hands, handed, handy, handily, handedness, handle, write