Indicators of Handwriting and Forgeries

1. Line Quality: Do the letters flow or are they written with very intent strokes?
2. Spacing of Words and Letters: What is the average space between words and letters?
3. Ratio of Height, width, and size of letters: Are the lettersconsistent in height, width, and size?
4. Lifting Pen: Does the auithor life his or her pen to stop writing a word and start a new word?
5. Connecing Strokes: How are capital letters connected to lower-case letters?
6. Strokes to begin and end: Where does the letter connected to lower-case letters?
7. Unusual letter formation: Are letters written with unusual slants or angles? Are some letters printed rather then written in cursive?
8. Pen Pressure: How much pen pressure is applied on upward and downward strokes?
9. Slant: Do letters slant to the left or right? If slant is pronounced, a protractor may be used to determine the degree.
10. Baseline Habits: Does the authopr write on the line or does the writing go above or below the line?
11. Fancy Writing Habits: Are there any unusual curls or loops or unique styles?
12. Placement of Diacritics: How the the author cross the t's or dot the i's?