Interesting Psychological Facts About Handwriting
The way we write can disclose more than 5,000 personality traits. From the shape of the letters to the size of the letters, every minute detail of handwriting signifies various characteristics. Before we can learn some psychological facts about handwriting, you must understand what is the psychology of handwriting.
What is the Psychology of Handwriting?
The psychology of handwriting is referred to as graphology. Although we are all taught to write or form our alphabets and numeric in a specific way, each one develops their own handwriting. Once we learn to write, we tend to alter the shape and size of the letters according to our likes and dislikes. This is because our personalities affect the development of handwriting. Our handwriting characterizes an outline of our psychology expressed through symbols that are as unique as an individual’s DNA.
Consider this, you can easily learn someone’s writing to be able to identify the person exactly as if it were a famous piece of art or a picture.
Mentioned below are some psychological facts about handwriting that are sure to pique your interest:
Size of the Letters
The letters’ size tells us whether a person is shy or exuberant. If the letters are big and go over the top line, the person is confident, extroverted and an attention-seeker. Alternatively, if the size of the letters is small and doesn’t touch the top line, then they are likely to be timid and introverted.
Space Between the Words
Several studies reveal that people who choose to write closely, without leaving much space between words, prefer to have people around them, they don’t like to be alone. On the other hand, those who have their words spaced like their freedom and independence.
Dotting the i’s or j’s
Dotting your I’s can also indicate some of our personality traits. For instance, if you place your dot towards the left, then you are someone who likes to procrastinate, but if the dot is a bit higher above the letter, then you are someone who is quite imaginative. If you place your dot exactly over the letter, then you are someone who is organised and definite, but if you like to make a small circle or heart over it, then you have childlike qualities. Such people are also attention-seekers. You are overly critical if you like to put a dash over your I.
Writing Pressure
People who apply less pressure when forming words tend to be sensitive and empathetic, whereas those who use heavy pressure are committed. If the pressure used to write is too heavy, then they are known to have uptight qualities (defensive, strict, conventional, cautious, withdrawn, old-fashioned, edgy, apprehensive, etc.)
Signature
You are a confident person if you have a readable signature, whereas you are private and closed if your signature is scrawled.
Handwriting that Slant Upwards
People with this type of writing tend to be highly ambitious.
Smaller than Average Letters
If someone writes minutely, then they are known to be highly introspective. They are someone who gives importance to smaller details in life and are comprehensive.
Words that are too Close Together
Individuals who like to write very close and jam-pack the page are often neurotic and anxious.
Flowing Handwriting
If a person has nice flowing and beautiful handwriting, they are known to be relaxed and calm.
Writing is Scattered Across the Page
People whose handwriting tends to be scattered all over the page are generally talkative and impulsive. They are great friends to be with. However, if their writing doesn’t make any sense, then it may also be a sign of ADHD.
Pointed or Angular Lettering
Graphology experts say that formation of angular letters happens because of mental energy, mostly anger. Such people often have an inner turmoil, anger management issues, or they may be quite inflexible.
Centered or Very Neat Handwriting
Those who try to maintain computer-like meticulousness when forming their words are known to be uptight. They are always concerned about everything and work hard to get perfect grades. They are people who easily give in to peer pressure.
Capital Letters that are Huge
People who write their name with a large capital letter secretly wish they were famous and recognized. They are attention-seekers and like the limelight. People who use big letters or have big signatures are often famous people such as movie stars, celebrities, CEO’s of companies, or high-level bosses.
Handwriting that is Suddenly Sloppy
If individuals have good handwriting initially, but gradually it looks poor, they may have been on the verge of developing some type of mental illness. It is a sign of depression, physical body abilities, or mental stress setting in – they must get themselves checked or speak to a therapist.
Not Crossing the t or Dotting the i/j
Sometimes, it may indicate that the person may be in a hurry, but often this is a sign of absentmindedness, carelessness, and impatience.
Open space at the Bottom of a or o
People who form the letters a or o while leaving them open at the bottom are known to be dishonest. They are also people who will misguide or mislead you. Keep an eye out for such formations, as people with such handwriting cannot be honest.
Slants of the Strokes
When writing looped letters h, b, or d in cursive it also displays certain psychological facts about the person writing it. For instance, people who write with a straight slant are practical and logical people. They know how to keep their emotions in check.
Those with a left slant are not cooperative and tend to hide their emotions. They are people who like to work alone behind the scenes.
If someone creates the letters with a right slant, then they are self-assured and poised. They also love meeting new people and are open to new experiences.
Writing o With/Without Loop
People who write their o without a loop have a passion for excellence and people who write their o with a loop who are quite secretive.
Writing the Capital Letter I
Someone who likes to write their capital I much larger than the other capital letters are known to have high opinions about themselves, they are sometimes known to be arrogant too.
Writing Quickly or Slowly
Individuals who like to take their time to write are known to be systematic and self-reliant while those who rush through when writing hate to waste their time and are impatient too.
Health of a Person Can be Identified by their Handwriting
People with low blood pressure often have very light writing pressure and people with heavy writing pressure have good energy levels
Writing Can Make You Happy
Psychology says that you can feel healthier and happier if you write about achieving your future dreams and goals, before sharing with others. It is said that doing this makes you psychologically more focused on your goals and dreams.
What Does Psychology Say About Bad Handwriting?
According to graphology experts, bad handwriting can signify different things. It usually means people carry a lot of emotional baggage. They may also be unstable, irritable, and emotionally unpredictable. Several experts also say that people with bad handwriting could be aggressive, cruel, and hostile – very few people may inhibit such extreme behavior.
Generally, people with drooping handwriting have low self-esteem and are insecure.
People with poor handwriting are also thought to be carefree and independent thinkers. They don’t care about fitting in with society and do whatever they like. Such people are often authors and journalists with very creative minds – they often do not have neat handwriting.
Some people with sloppy handwriting are also eccentric. Picasso, Freud, Beethoven, Paganini, Napoleon, and Albert Einstein all had poor handwriting, but they were all creatively geniuses in their own way.
Having bad handwriting doesn’t necessarily mean that one would show negative traits. It may also mean one has good qualities – especially creative geniuses. There are several studies that suggest gifted people mostly have bad handwriting but with correct formations and letters.
And more so it is alright even if the handwriting is bad and the letters formations/baselines/margins are correct. If a handwriting is neat and tidy with all the incorrect formations then it is equivalent to a bad handwriting having negative traits.
Importance of Graphology
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References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnGF9rrmSas
https://www.pens.com/blog/handwriting-infographic/
https://www.infographicsarchive.com/handwriting-psychology-infographic/
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