Dignity in Handwriting

Handwriting: Dignity

The trait of dignity in handwriting terms is referred to as an inner quality or a predisposition rather than an outer quality. Someone who is said to be dignified is someone who has an inner sense of worth, based on the knowledge that they conform in thought and action to a set of standards that they’ve accepted as a certain ‘code’ for living. Whether this ‘code’ is acceptable or non-acceptable, it represents a code of conduct that the individual has come to accept and approve of, and expects others to approve of as well.

In handwriting, dignity is identified with the retracing of ‘d’ and ‘t’ stems. The strength of the trait will be seen in the frequency of the retracing and the closeness of the retracing. Where no ‘daylight’ shows, it is considered to be a strong evidence of the dignity trait.

Where the t- and d-stems are tightly retraced and the t-stem is short (indicating independent thinking processes), the person will reject conventional customs if he feels them to be obsolete while maintaining his sense of dignity in the process.

The writer with strong dignity will usually possess script that is neat and orderly with evenly spaced letters. The presence of dignity will usually curb any impulsiveness within the writer; such a writer will instead usually curb their outward expression of feelings.

A strongly dignified writer will usually think twice before committing to a course of action. However, if a really active imagination (seen in wide loops on l’s, h’s and b’s) is also seen in the writing, the writer will usually be able to act with more flexibility.

A dignified person is not likely to ‘lose his head’ but more able to stay level-headed through upset and pressure. They are more likely to be able to support people who are more ‘shaky’. Traits such as ‘rhythm’ (cadence, order and form in handwriting) and focus (seen in smaller writing) will intensify the trait of dignity.

The trait of dignity that is seen only occasionally throughout a page of writing indicates a person whose personality will indicate dignity at times, but not consistently.

Dignity will be an admirable trait to live with, but not one to get so caught up in that the writer seems to ‘live for dignity’.


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