handwriting
Personal letter formation
Handwriting is writing done by hand with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typing or printing.
The word also refers to the distinctive style of someone's script: I recognized her handwriting on the envelope.
Handwriting can be neat or illegible, and like a fingerprint, varies enough between individuals to serve as identification.
The handwriting on the wall means an ominous sign of things to come.
Ink-filled writing tool
fountain pen · ballpoint · felt-tip · marker · stylus · reed pen · brush pen · gel pen
Study of penmanship patterns
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
authentication · examiner · characteristics · identification · expert · evidence · specimen · trait
Moving continuously onward
continuous · longhand · script · running · linked · fluid · rounded · Palmer
Personal daily record
- journalRecord of daily events
- letterWritten symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- noteShort written record
message · scribble · scrawl · jotting · inscription · marginalia · annotation · dedication
To grow vigorously
- swashWater flowing over ground
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
gothic · uncial · italic · blackletter · copperplate · engrossing · decorative · artistic
State of being tidy
- legibilityClearness of text
- clarityState of being understandable
- formationCreation or arrangement
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
spacing · slant · pressure · grip · control · practice · drills · copybook
Handwritten personal signature
- signingInscribing one's name
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- initialsAbbreviated personal letters
- countersignReply to a watchword
flourish · mark · John Hancock · Xs · attestation · subscription · holograph · undersigned
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
quill · fountain pen · ballpoint · felt-tip · marker · stylus · reed pen · brush pen · gel pen · rollerball
graphology
Study of penmanship patterns
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
forgery · authentication · examiner · characteristics · identification · expert · evidence · specimen · trait · pressure
flowing
Moving continuously onward
slanted · continuous · longhand · script · running · linked · fluid · rounded · Palmer · copperplate
diary
Personal daily record
note · message · scribble · scrawl · jotting · inscription · marginalia · annotation · dedication · greeting card
flourish
To grow vigorously
- swashWater flowing over ground
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- illuminatedMade visible by light
brushwork · gothic · uncial · italic · blackletter · copperplate · engrossing · decorative · artistic · formal
neatness
State of being tidy
- legibilityClearness of text
- clarityState of being understandable
- formationCreation or arrangement
alignment · spacing · slant · pressure · grip · control · practice · drills · copybook · worksheets
autograph
Handwritten personal signature
- signingInscribing one's name
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- initialsAbbreviated personal letters
countersign · flourish · mark · John Hancock · Xs · attestation · subscription · holograph · undersigned · signatory
- lettersa, d, e, h, q
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- literacyliteracy, reading, spelling, alphabet, vocabulary
- kids writingthank you notes, birthday cards, crayon art, scribbles, doodles
- note-takingnotes, jot, notation, note down, shorthand
- writing skillsspelling, words, letters, style guides, grammar drills
handwritingtyping
Entering text via keyboard
typewriting · print · word processing · keyboarding · digital text
- handwriting on the wallObvious sign of impending trouble
- bad handwriting
- handwriting analysisInterpreting personality through script
- handwriting on wallOminous sign of fate
- messy handwriting