What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?

The margins, word and letter spacing represent “boundaries”. A narrow left margin may indicate a person who is attached to his past. Narrow right margins would show an eagerness to embrace the future.

The letters themselves are divided into three “zones”. The upper zone corresponds to the “spirit” and intellectual aspects, the middle zone to the “mind”, day-to-day and emotional aspects while the lower zone corresponds to the “body’, physical drives and vitality.

Have you noticed how your boyfriend joins his letters? Do his letter connectors, beginning and ending strokes appear cup shaped, curved at the bottom and open at the top? If they do, then you are in luck. These “Garlands” are indicative of warm, sentimental and caring people. If his writing appears predominantly thread-like, unwinding or tapering towards the end of letters and words, then you better be careful. He is more likely to be evasive and it will be harder to get him to make any firm commitments.

The slant of the writing is indicative of how he/she prefers to interact with the world. Left slanting writing indicates a more reserved or introverted nature. Right slanting writing shows a more outgoing or extrovert nature. Upright writing usually displays an independent personality.

Space between letters indicates extent of thrift and tension. Space between words shows how the person handles “distance” with others. For example, well spaced writing indicates someone who respects others’ space and privacy. Space between lines displays the sense of organization.

Pressure measures vitality and physical strength. It is influenced by the health, energy and emotional state of the writer and can change from sample to sample.

The body of a writing sample is more representative of a person, than his signature. The signature is his conscious projection to the world and is the image he would like the world to have of him. Age, sex, gender, left or right-handedness and nationality cannot be determined from handwriting. A graphologist should be given this information beforehand. Handwriting analysis is not a fortune-telling tool. It does not predict your future. Handwriting analysis helps to understand the writer’s personality with a greater depth and clarity. This understanding can then be used for self-improvement, personality development, vocational guidance, relationship counselling, etc… Some companies choose to use handwriting analysis as a recruitment tool. It can be used to gauge the extent to which the applicant’s traits match those required of the job profile.

It is important to remember that graphology is an extensive science, requiring some serious study. In some ways, it is also an art, as it is important to take a holistic approach to the writing. The overall nature of the writing must be taken into account, before drawing any conclusions. Matching traits to a single “observation” or “sign” can be misleading.

However, the next time you look at a piece of writing, you will probably pay greater attention and gain more insights into the writer’s personality.