Roger Federer signature

This postcard-based Federer specimen has two tall open upper curves.

Roger Federer's signature
Vector tracing of a postcard autograph documented in March 2013. Image credit: Roger Federer (autograph) · Public domain.

What does Roger Federer’s signature look like?

This postcard-based Federer specimen has two tall open upper curves. Smaller letters sit below those openings, with a deep return beneath the first group and a separate compact curl at the right. Compare the high beginnings with the low small forms: the autograph is abbreviated, but its distinct gestures give the name several separate points of emphasis.

Slant
≥ +40°forward
Baseline
−5.2°falling
Width / height
1.61 : 1overall proportions
Opening height
0.95×opening versus body letters

About Roger Federer and this autograph

Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss tennis player. This specimen is the Wikimedia Commons vector rendering of Roger Federer’s signature.

Roger Federer signature and handwriting analysis

Roger Federer’s signature sample has a forward slant at the edge of the measured range, a falling baseline and 0 enclosed loops. Comparing autograph strokes, baseline angle (−5.2°), slant (+40°), opening ratio (0.95×) and enclosed loops (0) 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
≥ +40°
Baselinefalling
−5.2°
Width / heightoverall proportions
1.61 : 1
Opening heightopening versus body letters
0.95×
Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
0
Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
3
Ink densityinside the signature bounds
9.7%
Underlineno long lower flourish
None
Finish heightrelative to the letter body
+0.97×

Opening, letter body and finish

The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.95×, while the whole image is 1.61 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 0 enclosed loops and 3 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

≥+40°
−450°+45Slant ≥+40° from vertical≥+40° from vertical

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

The signature has a forward slant (≥+40°). The blue-green guides show the lean of strokes across the name.

Baseline

−5.2°
Baseline −5.2 degrees from horizontalstartfinish−5.2° · dashed = level

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

The writing line falls (−5.2°). The red guide follows the base of the letters, separate from lower loops and flourishes.

Opening capital

0.9×
Opening height 0.9 times following lettersopeningbody0.9×1×

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

The opening stands 0.9 times as high as the following letters. The purple box marks its area; the dashed blue guide marks the letter-body band.

Enclosed loops

0
Measured signature without enclosed loops0 enclosed spaces

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

No enclosed loops are detected. Compare the open curves and joined strokes in the sample.

Ink groups

3
3 connected ink groups; each circle represents one groupeach circle = one ink group3 groups in the sample

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

The signature contains 3 main ink groups. The visible ink is divided into separate shapes. Look at where those shapes join or separate.

Ink density

10%
9.7 percent of signature area filled with ink9.7% filled areagrid = 100% of signature area

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

Ink covers 10% 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

+1.0×
Finish +1.0 typical letter heights from baseline1×baseline+1.0× · 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 high above the writing line (+1.0 letter heights). The orange guide locates the finish relative to the red baseline.

Width / height

1.6 : 1
Signature ink width 483 pixels and height 299 pixels483 px wide × 299 px high

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

The shape is 1.6 times as wide as it is high. Its ink spans 483 × 299 image pixels. Compare the horizontal spread with the vertical reach of the capitals and loops.

Ornamentation

4.3×
Stroke path 2072 pixels compared with 483 pixel signature widthstroke path2,072 pxname width483 pxpath is 4.3× the width

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

The traced strokes total 2,072 pixels, about 4.3 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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