scrawlers
Those who scribble
Scrawlers are people who scrawl—who write hastily, carelessly, or illegibly.
The term usually carries mild disdain, suggesting the writing is messy or the writer unpolished: The bathroom walls were covered in the work of anonymous scrawlers.
It can also describe graffiti artists, though taggers and writers are more common in that context.
Careless or minor writers
- doodlersAbsentminded sketch makers
- penmenThose who craft text
- chicken scratchIllegible, messy handwriting
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
signatures · marginalia · jotters · notebooks · ballpoint · cursive · receipts · prescriptions
Those who label
- vandalsWillful property destroyers
- bombersAircraft designed for airstrikes
- markersPens with porous tips
- muralistsArtists creating wall paintings
scribblers · defacers · piecing · tagging · burners · crews · caps · tags
Very young children
- crayonsWax pigment sticks
- coloringAdding pigment to something
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- doodlersAbsentminded sketch makers
wall art · stick figures · coloring books · markers · felt tips · construction paper · preschoolers · kindergartners
scribblers
Careless or minor writers
- doodlersAbsentminded sketch makers
- penmenThose who craft text
- chicken scratchIllegible, messy handwriting
doctors · signatures · marginalia · jotters · notebooks · ballpoint · cursive · receipts · prescriptions · annotations
taggers
Those who label
- vandalsWillful property destroyers
- bombersAircraft designed for airstrikes
- markersPens with porous tips
muralists · scribblers · defacers · piecing · tagging · burners · crews · caps · tags · slaps
toddlers
Very young children
doodlers · wall art · stick figures · coloring books · markers · felt tips · construction paper · preschoolers · kindergartners · scribbles
scrawlerscalligraphers
Beautiful handwriting practitioners
penmen · scribes · letterers · copyists · illuminators