5 celebrities' personality traits revealed through their signatures

Who knew how you write your name can reveal so much about your personality

While signatures are usually a trademark of one’s identity, we don’t give much thought to how they may have a deeper meaning. Instead, we assume that their sole purpose is to sign off important documentation. Compiled from Daily Mail, here is a list of famous celebrities and the secrets behind their signatures.

Meghan Markle

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Only God knows what Meghan’s hiding behind the carefully constructed mask. This is the stylised handwriting of a woman who is good at creating a facade and to whom appearance matters very much indeed. The little touches, like that flamboyant hook at the start of her ‘M’, reveal that once she has set her heart on something, nothing will stop her until she’s satisfied her goal.

The calligraphic hand tells of a desire for the nice things in life and its regularity reveals intense self-discipline. She’ll not leave anything to chance — she has very high standards and the motivation for this is social approval. The small round letters in the middle of Meghan’s signature indicate a surprising lack of confidence. This is a romantic, passionate and devoted woman, albeit one who is self-protective.

Adele

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Her signature is a metaphor for hitting all the right high notes, before she finally comes back down to earth. The buildup is seen in the tall stems that reach right up high, and then peak, with little loops revealing the imagination she injects into her aspirations for greatness.

The small capital letter ‘A’ joined to the ‘D’, is humble and self-effacing, and shows how important it is for Adele to connect meaningfully with her audience. The original heart drawing is symbolic of romance and tells of a sweet, emotionally charged nature who dreams of love.

Mark Zuckerburg

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The Facebook founder has a highly original signature — more like a mathematical equation — which means his thinking is also highly original. The elaborate starting stroke on the letter ‘M’ shows that he needs winding up before he can get himself going. It’s almost as though Zuckerburg needs a springboard to initiate action.

Emotion is controlled rather than felt — although there are distortions in the letter ‘M’ that highlight personal anxiety and worry. Those big, fat, bloated lower loops are also called ‘money bags’, for who is hell bent on making lots of money and won’t give up until they’re rich.

Donald Trump

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This is the signature of a power-conscious alpha male shouting on paper. A narcissist and a man with a God complex. But he’s also someone you’d want fighting your corner. The disproportionately huge capital letters reveal his pride, while the pointed angular tips to both upper and lower case ‘D’s’ show his wild ambition, dynamism and fearlessness.

The regularity of his script reveals someone who likes dealing in facts, so while he may lack empathy, what you get is someone who needs (and provides) practical solutions for practical problems. His flooded ink-filled ovals reveal a filthy temper, though.

Emma Watson

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She has two little full stops at the end of her carefully constructed signature. It’s a compulsive affectation, indicating anxiety and effort, thoroughness and self-drive. Watson’s professional image and personal identity are intertwined, and she’s a control freak, who puts herself under immense pressure and stress to perform, both on screen and behind the scenes.

The little ‘zigzag’ underlining reveals her determination to be noticed. She loves the material trimmings in life. Despite her outward confidence, the final down stroke in the letter ‘N’ doesn’t touch the baseline which means that she doesn’t always believe in her own abilities.

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