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7.8 SPECIAL LETTER VARIATIONS
7.8 SPECIAL LETTER VARIATIONS
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Practically all the letters of the alphabet show variations that lend themselves to personalized interpretation. The question is how far these should be carried, as such analysis can be more time-taking than productive. The best-known of letter variations are the dotted “i” and the crossed “t” which are subject to many Interpretations but other letters have noteworthy differences.
Since these are secondary features, the interpretations are brief, but pointed. In some cases, a single letter will show two features, each with its own significance; for example, a “t” with a long cross-stroke that is also set low. Occasionally, a letter variation may provide a key to some very distinctive trait; but often these variations simply modify the broader findings covered by the more important phases of handwriting analysis. Here are some of the more significant types:
