How it works
Type a name and this cursive signature generator draws it in one of 5 script fonts, black or pen-blue, as a PNG or SVG. Four began as alphabets built from collected signatures. It is a picture, not a binding signature.
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Pick the hand
New look deals 14 presets across five hands. Mrs Saint Delafield is quick, with tall looped capitals. Herr Von Muellerhoff is the thinnest. Mr Dafoe is a thick brush that still reads small. Monsieur La Doulaise has the biggest loops. Meddon sets a name over twice as wide, so a full name comes out about half as tall.
Ink, line and file
Colours has Pen blue and Blue-black. Decoration adds a Signature line with a small x. On Transparent with no decoration, the file is cut to the lettering, so it sits on a letterhead with no white box. With the line on, the file keeps the whole board and stays transparent. The SVG carries the font and stays sharp at any size.
Tips
- Try your initials. The capitals carry these fonts, and two from Monsieur La Doulaise can beat the whole name.
- Pen weight: Strength of the look thickens strokes. Past the middle a and e fill in, soonest in Mr Dafoe.
- All five have é, ñ, ü, ø, ł and š; only Meddon has ğ. Missing letters show in another font.
Questions and answers
Is this a legally binding electronic signature?
No. It is a picture of a name in a script font, and it records nothing about who made it or what they agreed to. Acceptance depends on local rules and the other party, so sign a contract the way they ask.
Where do these signature fonts come from?
Four are Sudtipos revivals of the Charles Bluemlein Script Collection. Their Google Fonts descriptions say Bluemlein built whole alphabets from collected signatures. Each got an invented name. Meddon, by Vernon Adams, comes from the handwriting in an eighteenth-century legal document.
Can I use it as a logo or a watermark?
Yes. All five fonts are under the SIL Open Font License, whose FAQ says a graphic made with such a font belongs to whoever made it, credit optional. As a mark it proves nothing: the next person to type your name gets the same one.