Jimmy Carter signature

A long fine arc stretches above Jimmy, with a small lower loop at its beginning.

Jimmy Carter's signature
Vector tracing of the signature specimen. Image credit: Traced by Connormah · Public domain.

What does Jimmy Carter’s signature look like?

A long fine arc stretches above Jimmy, with a small lower loop at its beginning. Carter opens with a taller oval C and continues into low connected letters before a near-level rightward finish. Compare the two words’ larger gestures with their smaller body forms: the name stays readable within a spacious but lightly drawn outline.

Slant
+29°forward
Baseline
−0.6°near level
Width / height
3.11 : 1overall proportions
Opening height
0.75×opening versus body letters

About Jimmy Carter and this autograph

Jimmy Carter (1 October 1924 – 29 December 2024) was the president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Jimmy Carter held citizenship in the United States. This specimen is the Wikimedia Commons vector rendering of Jimmy Carter’s signature.

Jimmy Carter signature and handwriting analysis

Jimmy Carter’s signature sample has 29° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 3 enclosed loops. Comparing autograph strokes, baseline angle (−0.6°), slant (+29°), opening ratio (0.75×) and enclosed loops (3) 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
+29°
Baselinenear level
−0.6°
Width / heightoverall proportions
3.11 : 1
Opening heightopening versus body letters
0.75×
Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
3
Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
9
Ink densityinside the signature bounds
4.9%
Underlineno long lower flourish
None
Finish heightrelative to the letter body
−0.07×

Opening, letter body and finish

The opening is lower than the typical letter body. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.75×, while the whole image is 3.11 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.

Loops and the lower flourish

The sample contains 3 enclosed loops and 9 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.

All 11 measured signature features

Slant

+29°
−450°+45Slant +29° from vertical+29° from vertical

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

The signature has a forward slant (+29°). The blue-green guides show the lean of strokes across the name.

Baseline

−0.6°
Baseline −0.6 degrees from horizontalstartfinish−0.6° · dashed = level

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

The writing line stays nearly level (−0.6°). The red guide follows the base of the letters, separate from lower loops and flourishes.

Opening capital

0.8×
Opening height 0.8 times following lettersopeningbody0.8×1×

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

The opening stands 0.8 times as high as the following letters. The purple box marks its area; the dashed blue guide marks the letter-body band.

Enclosed loops

3
3 enclosed loops highlighted in the measured signature3 enclosed spaces

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

There are 3 enclosed loops in the sample. Orange outlines locate them. Compare their size and placement within the name.

Ink groups

9
9 connected ink groups; each circle represents one groupeach circle = one ink group9 groups in the sample

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

The signature contains 9 main ink groups. The visible ink is divided into separate shapes. Look at where those shapes join or separate.

Ink density

5%
4.9 percent of signature area filled with ink4.9% filled areagrid = 100% of signature area

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

Ink covers 5% of the measured signature area; the rest is open space. Compare the open areas with the thickness of the visible strokes.

Underline / flourish

None
Measured signature without a long lower underlineNo lower underline

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

No long lower underline is detected. The name is carried by the letterforms and their own lower strokes.

Finish height

−0.1×
Finish −0.1 typical letter heights from baseline1×baseline−0.1× · 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 (−0.1 letter heights). The orange guide locates the finish relative to the red baseline.

Width / height

3.1 : 1
Signature ink width 933 pixels and height 299 pixels933 px wide × 299 px high

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

The shape is 3.1 times as wide as it is high. Its ink spans 933 × 299 image pixels. Compare the horizontal spread with the vertical reach of the capitals and loops.

Ornamentation

3.4×
Stroke path 3207 pixels compared with 933 pixel signature widthstroke path3,207 pxname width933 pxpath is 3.4× the width

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

The traced strokes total 3,207 pixels, about 3.4 times the signature’s width. Look for loops, turns and flourishes that add movement within that width.

Angularity

4.2
4.2 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 4.2 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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