d4vd signature

Thick strokes build two tall looped forms around a small angular middle.

d4vd's signature
Vector tracing of an autograph on a Petals to Thorns signature card. Image credit: d4vd · Public domain.

What does d4vd’s signature look like?

Thick strokes build two tall looped forms around a small angular middle. The opening returns deeply toward the lower left, while the right-hand loop turns into a broad upward-curving finish. There are few fully separated letter shapes, so the autograph is easiest to follow as a compact sequence of linked gestures. Compare the narrow enclosed spaces with the much heavier outer strokes, then trace the open sweep that carries the ending to the right.

Slant
+19°forward
Baseline
−2.7°falling
Width / height
1.43 : 1overall proportions
Opening height
0.97×opening versus body letters

About d4vd and this autograph

d4vd (born 28 March 2005) is an American singer. This specimen is the Wikimedia Commons vector rendering of d4vd’s signature.

d4vd signature and handwriting analysis

d4vd’s signature sample has 19° of forward slant, a falling baseline and 2 enclosed loops. Comparing autograph strokes, baseline angle (−2.7°), slant (+19°), opening ratio (0.97×) and enclosed loops (2) reveals how individual signature traits contrast with standard handwriting features. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.

Slantforward
+19°
Baselinefalling
−2.7°
Width / heightoverall proportions
1.43 : 1
Opening heightopening versus body letters
0.97×
Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
2
Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
1
Ink densityinside the signature bounds
17.2%
Underlinelower flourish
22% of width
Finish heightrelative to the letter body
+0.18×

Opening, letter body and finish

The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.97×, while the whole image is 1.43 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes above the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.

Loops and the lower flourish

The sample contains 2 enclosed loops and 1 main ink group. The lower flourish spans about 22% of the full ink width, giving the name another line to follow beneath its letters.

All 11 measured signature features

Slant

+19°
−450°+45Slant +19° from vertical+19° from vertical

Angle of the letter strokes from vertical. Positive angles lean right; negative angles lean left.

The signature has a forward slant (+19°). The blue-green guides show the lean of strokes across the name.

Baseline

−2.7°
Baseline −2.7 degrees from horizontalstartfinish−2.7° · dashed = level

Direction of the writing line from the beginning to the end of the signature.

The writing line falls (−2.7°). The red guide follows the base of the letters, separate from lower loops and flourishes.

Opening capital

1.0×
Opening height 1.0 times following lettersopeningbody1.0×1×

Height of the opening letter relative to the typical letters that follow. 1× means similar heights.

The opening stands 1.0 times as high as the following letters. The purple box marks its area; the dashed blue guide marks the letter-body band.

Enclosed loops

2
2 enclosed loops highlighted in the measured signature2 enclosed spaces

Closed spaces surrounded by ink, counted across the whole signature.

There are 2 enclosed loops in the sample. Orange outlines locate them. Compare their size and placement within the name.

Ink groups

1
1 connected ink group; each circle represents one groupeach circle = one ink group1 group in the sample

Separate connected areas of ink in the image. Dots or detached letters can form additional groups.

The signature contains 1 main ink group. Most of the visible ink joins into one connected shape. Look at where those shapes join or separate.

Ink density

17%
17.2 percent of signature area filled with ink17.2% filled areagrid = 100% of signature area

Share of the signature’s enclosing rectangle occupied by ink.

Ink covers 17% of the measured signature area; the rest is open space. Compare the open areas with the thickness of the visible strokes.

Underline / flourish

22% wide
Lower flourish spans 22 percent of signature width22% of name width

Length of a lower underline or flourish compared with the full signature width.

A lower underline or flourish spans about 22% of the name’s width. Its highlighted area shows how much emphasis sits beneath the letters.

Finish height

+0.2×
Finish +0.2 typical letter heights from baseline1×baseline+0.2× · above / below line

Height of the rightmost ending above or below the baseline, in typical letter heights. Positive is above; negative is below.

The ending sits close to the writing line (+0.2 letter heights). The orange guide locates the finish relative to the red baseline.

Width / height

1.4 : 1
Signature ink width 428 pixels and height 299 pixels428 px wide × 299 px high

Full ink width divided by full ink height, including the signature’s tall and low strokes.

The shape is 1.4 times as wide as it is high. Its ink spans 428 × 299 image pixels. Compare the horizontal spread with the vertical reach of the capitals and loops.

Ornamentation

4.0×
Stroke path 1730 pixels compared with 428 pixel signature widthstroke path1,730 pxname width428 pxpath is 4.0× the width

Total traced stroke length divided by signature width. More turns and retraced shapes add length.

The traced strokes total 1,730 pixels, about 4.0 times the signature’s width. Look for loops, turns and flourishes that add movement within that width.

Angularity

2.6
2.6 corners per 100 pixels of ink outline02.55corners per 100 px of outline

Number of corners per 100 pixels of traced ink outline. Higher values indicate more frequent sharp turns.

The outline contains about 2.6 corners per 100 pixels. Inspect the turns in the pen-path layer and compare pointed changes of direction with rounded curves.

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