CLASS CHARACTERISTICS OF

HANDWRITING
HANDWRITING

Handwriting is unique to each person much like a fingerprint .

• If a crime takes place where there a piece of handwritten evidence available, it's possible to match it to suspect
through the process of handwriting analysis.
• Handwriting analysis us the most important aspect of questioned document laboratory caseworker. It is identified by
a careful study of feature
• They are:
Class characteristics
Individual characteristics
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
• Pictorial effect
• Rythm
• Style
• Movement
• Line quality
• Pen position
• Skill
• Tremour
• Speed
• Slant/slope
• Shading
• Spacing
PICTORIAL EFFECT

THE OVERALL VISUAL

APPEARANCE OR INITIAL
SIMILARITY OF THE
HANDWRITING BASED
SOLELY ON ITS RHYTHM,
SLANT, OR OTHER
CONSPICUOUS FEATURES.
RYTHM

• Rhythm is defined by punctuation and the

stress patterns of words in a sentence.
• Long sentences sound smoother, while
short sentences make your content
snappier.
• When each sentence follows the same
structure and rhythm, your writing
becomes boring.
STYLE

• The way in which a person writes using a

pen, pencil or other writing instrument, and
it can be unique to each individual person.
• They generally fall into three different
categories: there are print, pre-cursive and
cursive handwriting styles.
MOVEMENT
• The thumb, the first, the second and
slightly the third finger are in actual
motion.
• Hand Movement – Produced by the
movement or action of the whole hand
with the wrist as the center of attraction.
• Forearm Movement – The movement of
the shoulder, hand and arm with the
support of the table.
LINE QUALITY

• Line quality is the thickness,

strength, and flow of the letters.
• Some factors are if the letters are
flowing, shaky, or very thick. Letter
spacing is the amount of space put
between letters.
PEN POSITION

• It’s the pen’s angle in relation to the writing

surface or the writing line. Angle of pen can
be vary from 15 degree to 90 degree. A 45
degree angle is ideal for Writing.
TREMOUR

• Tremor in handwriting is unusual

departure of line from its intended
course resulting in disturbances in
performance of fine motor skills.