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Graphologists use a number of techniques to decipher your handwriting. Tickle's test focuses on the ten most revealing and prominent traits: Slant, Baseline, Margins, Spacing, Pressure, Size, Speed, Zones, Style, and Signature. This section explains the basic rationale behind each trait, as well as the specific meaning of your personalization of that trait.
Your Slant  As children, we're taught to slant to the right, primarily because we write from left to right. This means that a rightward slant is the most common slant, though some people have a leftward, vertical, or varied slant. While you might assume that left-handed people are more likely to slant to the left, graphologists have discovered that an equal percentage of lefties and righties slant in both directions.  You have a vertical slant. According to handwriting analysts, your slant indicates that you tend to be focused when it comes to logic and order. Your diplomatic nature may lead you to put your head over your heart, focusing more on what you think than on what you feel. Others may see you as indifferent because of your tendency to suppress your true feelings. Because we write from left to right on the page, having a vertical slant indicates a focus on being in the moment, neither leaning forward toward the future or backward toward the past. Thus, your vertical slant indicates that you focus your thoughts and efforts on the present.
Your Baseline The baseline is the invisible line we use to guide our handwriting on a blank sheet of paper. Some baselines are relatively straight, while others slant upward, downward, or vary as the line progresses to the edge of the page. When you start at the left-hand side of the page, you're in the past. As you write across the page, you move through the present and to the future. Handwriting analysts believe that the angle of your baseline as you progress through this metaphorical time continuum reveals information about your general moods, your attitudes toward the past, present, and future, and your level of mental energy  You have a straight baseline. Handwriting analysts say that this means your emotions and your outward behavior is stable and even-keeled. You likely exert a certain level of self-control over your external expression of your mood. People can count on you to be consistent and careful. While a relatively straight baseline indicates stability, an overly straight baseline (one created by writing with a ruler, or one that looks as if it's been written using a ruler), is a sign that one is over-controlling their behavior to compensate for a deeper fear of losing control.
Your Margins Graphologists see the blank page as a representation of your life. The top of the page represents your past, the bottom represents your future. Likewise, the left side symbolizes your past, and the right side represents your future. The size and placement of your margins speaks to how you balance your relationship with the past and present, as well as how you interact with the people you encounter. The ideal, standard margin for adults is to start roughly 1 to 1½ inches in from the left and to go as far as you can to the edge of the right-hand side without moving into it and having to crunch your words. Your Full Page  You exhibit the ideal, standard margins on all sides of the page. Analysts believe this standard formatting indicates a healthy relationship with your past and your future. Your Left Margin  Because we write from left to right, the left side of the page reveals our feelings about our past. Your standard left margin leads graphologists to conclude that you have a healthy relationship with your past. Your Right Margin  Our right margins relate to our feelings about the future. Graphologists believe that your standard right margin means you have a healthy relationship with the future, and you don't overly focus your attentions on the past. You're adaptable and flexible, and your logical nature gives you a stable and even-keeled personality. Your Top Margin  You have a large top margin. Your adherence to standard formatting points to your more formal, humble nature. Because you allow for the standard amount of room in your top margin, you're likely more considerate and respectful in your interactions with others. Your Lower Margin  Handwriting analysts deem your lower margin narrow. Because the bottom of the page represents the future, your neglecting to leave a sufficient bottom margin may indicate a potential tendency to delay the inevitable. Your Indentations  Because you indent the first line of each paragraph, graphologists would speculate that you're orderly but also spontaneous. Because this is the standard formatting, you also exhibit successful social integration.
Your Spacing The spacing between your letters, words, and lines of writing all reveal how you feel about your relationship to others. Analysts see each word as an expression of yourself, and how close you place those words reveals your unconscious emotional and physical boundaries with others. Because spacing will vary with how fast you're writing, standard spacing is generally anything that doesn't stand out as unusual. Your Spacing Between Letters and Words  The spacing between your letters is narrow, while the spacing between your words is overly wide. Analysts say this means you tend to be uptight, and that intimacy may feel particularly challenging for you. Your Spacing Between Lines  You have standard, even line spacing, which points to your being a consistent, even-keeled person with clear intelligence.
Your Pressure The pressure of your handwriting relates to how hard you're pressing down when you're writing. Analysts believe that the pressure of one's writing relates to the amount of mental energy and intensity the writer is experiencing. Pressure is a trait that can change regularly, depending on your mood. However, most people generally write with a medium pressure.  The light pressure you exert while writing is a sign that you may be passive, gentle, and calm.
Your Size Because the blank paper represents your life and your surroundings, the size of your writing represents the way you relate to your surroundings. Analysts learn to determine size by examining many handwriting samples, and comparing those samples over time. Because size isn't a fixed trait, and the size of the paper can impact the size of your writing, it can be useful to view several samples to get the most accurate reading of your handwriting size.  Graphologists would categorize the size of your writing as medium. They'd say you're someone who feels socially normal and possesses an average ability of concentration. The majority of people write this way, except for when they're experiencing a temporary shift in mood.
Your Speed The speed at which you write is a sign of intelligence, spontaneity, patience, and honesty. Adults of average intelligence who are being truthful generally don't write slowly most of the time. When someone generally writes quickly, but suddenly slows down over a few words, graphologists often suspect that those words could be untrue or conflicted.  The slow speed at which you generally write indicates a guarded and potentially deceitful nature.
Your Zones Your Lower Zone  The length of your lower loop is normal, which means you are likely consistent and able to stick with things — such as mates, jobs, and locations — for a long time.  The normal shape of your lower loop shows that you're able to maintain an affectionate, monogamous sexual relationship.  The normal shape of your lower loop shows that you're able to maintain an affectionate, monogamous sexual relationship.  The size of your lower loop is normal, which means you're sexually satisfied and happy with the status of your material life. Your Upper Zone  Your pointed upper loop reveals that you often feel worried and uptight.  Your "stick figure" upper loop, which lacks a lead in from the baseline, means that you're direct and efficient.
Your Style The style of your handwriting refers to whether you generally use print or cursive, or a combination of the two. The reason for your choice is significant to graphologists. One reason for this is that printing only certain words or phrases may be an indication of dishonesty. Another reason is that statistically, more men print than women. Some analysts believe this is because boys' fine motor skills aren't as advanced as girls' at the age at which printing is taught, which makes it more difficult in general for boys to learn to write. By the time cursive is being taught, many boys have decided they don't care for handwriting, and even though their fine motor skills have caught up by this point, many are reluctant to take on a whole new kind of writing with the same gusto. Once they're no longer forced to write in cursive, many boys return to print. Your Printed and Cursive Writing You've indicated that you generally try to print, even though your cursive writing is legible. Handwriting analysts believe this means you don't want to reveal your true personality to others, and that you consider the effect you have on others. Capitalization of Your Printed Writing When you write in standard capital and lower case letters, you maintain the distinctions among the three zones of writing. Handwriting analysts believe this means you like things to be neat and orderly, and that you generally follow the rules necessary to keep things clear.
Your Signature While the majority of your handwriting communicates your conscious feelings and ideas, your signature represents your unconscious public self-image. In your signature, you convey your public identity: how you see your public self, how you wish others would see you, and how you think others do see you. By comparing your signature with the rest of your writing, graphologists seek to determine if your public and private personas are similar or different. Your Signature Style You've indicated that your Signature Style is similar to the rest of your handwriting. This means that you're a person who lives by a "what you see is what you get" ethos. You aren't likely to show off or put on airs in public. Your Signature Size Because your signature is slightly smaller than the rest of your writing, analysts believe that you are a shy and reserved person who likely prefers to fade into the background whenever possible. Your Signature's Legibility Having both a signature that's illegible with writing that is clear and legible indicates that you hope to communicate your thoughts to others while simultaneously hiding your true self. Your Signature's Underscore  Your underscore, which obliterates part or all of your name, is a sign to analysts that you either have an unconscious desire to self-destruct, or you have negative feelings toward the family members who provided you with that name. Your Signature's Initials  Because the initials in your signature are much larger than the other letters, graphologists think you may have the tendency to assert yourself too strongly to overcompensate for inner feelings of inadequacy. Your Signature Placement  Placing your signature on the right-hand side of the page indicates that you go along with what you're taught. You're also particularly conscious of your public persona. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In addition to the ten handwriting traits just discussed, handwriting analysts also take into account the formation of individual letters. This section of your report reveals what graphologists would say about your letter formation.  Your lower-case "a" indicates that you have a sociable personality.  Your lower case "b" is a standard shape and indicates your adherence to the norm in some cases.  Your upper-case "I" indicates that you're an educated and well-balanced person.  Handwriting analysts believe that your lower-case "j" indicates that you're an educated and balanced person.  Your upper-case "L" indicates that you're an educated and balanced person.  Your capital "O" is a sign that you're well-educated.  Analysts believe your lower-case "y" is a sign of a well-balanced personality. |
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