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"Graphology: A

Window to
Personality
Traits."
A Brief Guide to Handwriting Analysis
By Donna Hambright
What is Graphology?
 Graphology is the scientific study of the unique
components of an individual’s handwriting.
 Handwriting analysis is a recognized area of
forensic science.
 A certified graphologist is trained to testify in a
court of law in cases of signature or document
fraud, and in criminal investigations.
 Graphologists earn $100+ per hour.
 A professional graphologist does not claim to
be psychic, nor does he or she try to “tell
fortunes.”
Graphological Cues
 Slant = emotional gauge/social personality
 Zones = philosophical nature/physical nature
 Individual letter formations = individual
traits
 Pressure on paper = intensity of emotions
 Margins and spacing = social boundaries
 Baseline = moods
 Size and Details = ego strength, attitudes
toward self image, self-esteem, power of
concentration
Directions for handwriting
analysis in this introductory
exercise:
1.Observe graphological cues: slant,
zones, margins, and the letters y, t,
o.
2. Make a list of inferences based on
these graphological cues.
3. In a paragraph, write an
explanation of your impressions of
personality traits.
Slant = Emotional Gauge
Slant indicates the emotional
temperament.
 Strong vertical left slant = introvert

 Straight vertical/ no slant =

ambivert
 Strong vertical right slant =

extrovert
Slant

Observe: Does this writer appear to be extroverted,


ambiverted, or introverted?
Zones
Zones indicate the philosophical, mundane,
and physical nature if the writer.
 Tall letters (b,d,f,h,k,l,t) = philosophical,

cerebral-intellectual, or religious tendencies


 Middle letters (a,c,e,i,m,n,o,r,s,u,v,w,x,z) =

mundane, or consistent personality traits


 Long letters (f,g,j,p,q,y,z) = physical urges

and material drives


 Note: some letters occupy more than one

zone.
UPPER
UPPER
MIDDLE
MIDDLE

LOWER
UPPER

MIDDLE MIDDLE

LOWER LOWER

UPPER

MIDDLE
LOWER

Note: Some letters occupy more than one zone.


Margins = Respect for
Others
 Evenly spaced = balanced personality
 Wide spaces all around = withdrawn, timid
 Left dominant space = avoidance of others
 Right dominant space = fear of the future
 Top dominant space = modesty, respect
 Bottom dominant space = informality, blunt
 Narrow margins = frugal, careful with money
 No margins = no boundaries/anything goes
1 Cue: Long Letter Yy
st

Loner Lack of Drive Aggressive |Physical


Normal
NormalExaggerated
Exaggeratedtendencies
drives SexualSexual
perversion
frustrations
perversion
Aggression Persistence Persistence

Clannish Aggressive
Loner Socially selective
PhysicalExaggerated
frustration
ClannishDrives
Clannish
Socially
Loner Low
Normal selective Physical
Socially selective
drives frustration
2 nd
Cue: Tall Letter Tt

Normal variations
Sensitive to criticism
Self reliant Religious
Stubborn Normal
Sensitive to Criticism

Irritable Impatient Procrastinator


Domineering
Normal Stubborn Irritable
Impatient

Sarcas
tic Persistent Self-reliant
Domineering Religious/Cerebral
Sarcastic Procrastinator
Persistent
3rd Cue: Middle Zone
Letter Oo

Frankness/honesty
Secretive/Confidential

Self-deceit Dishonesty/lying
Talkative
Look at the cues in this
sample.

 t | persistence, realistic sense of self, self-


reliant
 y| loner, socially selective, physical frustration
 o| honesty, frankness, open to suggestions
 a| good listener (notice extra marks at ear-
level)
1. Observe the overall
patterns of writing…
Slant
Zones
Letters
Margins
2. Make inferences
based on
graphological cues
to personality traits.
3. Write an
explanation based
on your overall
impressions of this
handwriting sample.

Now, meet the


writer…
She’s a winner!
 Ladies’ Volleyball and Basketball
Captain
 Field Goal Kicker for the Men’s
Senior Varsity Football Team!
 Honor Roll Student
 Has respect for authority.
 Listens, and takes instructions
well.
 Honest and dependable.
 Persistent, determined to succeed.
 Controls emotions, cool under
pressure, balanced personality.
 Self-motivated, self-reliant
 Socially selective person.
 Tends to be frugal, and very Brandy
careful with her money.
 Earned a full four-year, athletic
scholarship to college.
Practice Paragraph
 Using the list of inferences given,
write a paragraph about Brandy.
 Remember to use graphological cues
to help you explain her personality.
 You may also use her photograph to
add sensory details to your
paragraph.
Try the next one on your
own…
Remember to
 Observe cues

Slant, zones, margins,


and individual
letters
 Make a list of

inferences based on
cues
 Write an explanation
Now, look at
in paragraph form
this…
What are your observations
and impressions of this
handwriting sample?
OBSERVE
 Messy, scribbled, hastily written.
 Illegible, unreadable handwriting.
 No margins at all.
 Baselines overrun each other.
 Oversized, triangular looping of long
letters.
 Large, open loops on tall letters.
 Middle letters have unusual shapes.
IMPRESSIONS
 The writer of this letter is insane, or very
confused.
 This is a person with no boundaries.
 The requests made in this letter are probably
lies.
 This is a dangerous person.
Explanation
 No margins on the page means this person has no
boundaries; indicates lack of respect for others.
 This person probably has an odd personality
 Overlapping baselines show resentment and anger.
 Oversized l-loops show exaggerated physical drives
 Triangular l-loops indicate sexual perversion
 Oversized t- loops show extreme sensitivity to
criticism.
 Middle letter o is convoluted indicating that this
person is a chronic liar.
 Slant: ambivert

Now, meet the


J. Thomas Kane
 Serial Rapist and Murderer
 Incarcerated in Arizona State
Prison awaiting death sentence.
 Background: suffered severe
physical and sexual abuse as a
child; history of torturing
animals and abusing younger
children; long history of drug
abuse.
Recent Emails to Random
Addresses:
 2007-09-25 19:59:26
just raped ur grandmother
 2008-01-04 20:05:14
hi im jeff and IM GONNA RAPE
YOU
 2008-01-23 19:37:49
Truck driver turned meth head.
Write a Paragraph
 Using the list of inferences given,
write a paragraph about J. Thomas
Kane.
 Remember to use graphological cues
to help you explain his personality.
 You may also use his photograph
and background information to add
details to your paragraph.

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