handwrite
Put pen down
To handwrite is to write by hand rather than type or print mechanically.
The verb is a back-formation from handwriting and handwritten, which are far more common: a handwritten note, Her handwriting is illegible.
You might handwrite a thank-you card for the personal touch that typing lacks.
Written symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- noteShort written record
- cardStiff paper rectangle
- invitationRequest to attend
diary · journal · memoir · greeting · missive · thank-you · condolence · stationery
Brief, hasty recording
- scribbleWrite without care
- doodleMindless rough sketch
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- draftPreliminary version of text
marginalia · annotation · memo · reminder · shorthand · notation · rough · quick
Writing fluid
- nibPen's writing tip
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- quillFeather used for writing
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
italic · gothic · illuminated · vellum · parchment · swash · scrollwork · gilding
Moving continuously onward
- longhandUnabbreviated handwriting
- loopedFormed into rings
- slantedAngled from vertical
- continuousWithout pause or gap
fluid · legible · graceful · swooping · elegant · Palmer · Spencerian · connected
Handwritten personal signature
- signMark conveying information
- initialsAbbreviated personal letters
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- endorseGive official approval
countersign · flourish · personalized · authentic · original · witnessed · dated · ink
letter
Written symbol or message
invitation · diary · journal · memoir · greeting · missive · thank-you · condolence · stationery · envelope
jot
Brief, hasty recording
draft · marginalia · annotation · memo · reminder · shorthand · notation · rough · quick · hasty
ink
Writing fluid
copperplate · italic · gothic · illuminated · vellum · parchment · swash · scrollwork · gilding · engrossing
flowing
Moving continuously onward
continuous · fluid · legible · graceful · swooping · elegant · Palmer · Spencerian · connected · smooth
autograph
Handwritten personal signature
- signMark conveying information
- initialsAbbreviated personal letters
- inscriptionText permanently marked
endorse · countersign · flourish · personalized · authentic · original · witnessed · dated · ink · penned
- handwritten notesText inscribed by pen
- handwritten lettersMail composed manually
- handwriting on the wallObvious sign of impending trouble
- bad handwriting
- handwriting analysisInterpreting personality through script
- handwriting on wallOminous sign of fate