June 28th, 2010 
Sandra 
Ugly handwriting needs its very own own post because it has always been the ugly duckling among writers.
There are several reasons why I’m featuring “Ugly handwriting” today – one of the most important being that these handwritings usually have a lot to them and the writers of these handwritings are never bland.
In fact I have always found them to be the most interesting to analyze.
So if you have an ugly handwriting read on – there may be more to your scrawl than first meets the eye.
We all know what “ugly handwriting” looks like. It’s the exact opposite of those beautiful neat and often calligraphic looking works of art that we all envy.
Ugly handwriting has poor rhythm and many inconsistencies. I was told as a child by an unsympathetic examiner that my handwriting resembled a garden – a garden with weeds.
And so people with poor handwriting always find themselves having to apologize:
“Please excuse my handwriting as I’m writing in a moving car” – or “galloping in a horse and buggy” etc.
Poor writers hardly received much encouragement from the classical graphologists either. They were a rather stuffy lot in those days and found it difficult to countenance poor handwriting.
Crepieux-Jamin, one of the founding fathers of French Graphology, when describing these unfortunate missives referred to their “multiple discordances” with much disapproval.
Ludwig Klages, a famous German graphologist was even more derogatory about this kind of handwriting which he dismissed with the haughty description of “poor form level.”
As far as he was concerned anyone who wrote with poor form level was the pits! He should have seen some of the handwriting of today!
Now I’m not trying to suggest that there is great virtue in writing “badly” – or that you should try to cultivate an ugly hand. Far from it. I am in a constant battle myself in this regard because my own handwriting, as I’ve mentioned, is far from beautiful!
Of course, every handwriting is different and generalities, especially in the field of handwriting analysis, can be dangerous.
Nevertheless there are some interesting things that we can point out.
The Meaning of Ugly Handwriting
Ugly handwriting can indicate a certain amount of emotional baggage. Many ugly writers tend to be emotionally volatile.
Sometimes, ugly handwriting can be an indication of low self-esteem or insecurity; but it can also show autonomy and a desire to be judged on your own merits rather than conform to the standard way of doing things.
For those of us who are members of the club of ugly handwriters, there are a few consolations.
Ugly handwriting is always individualistic because this type of writer is an independent thinker. You will notice that this writer does not always fit in with the expectations of society.
Ugly handwriting often goes with creativity and sometimes it can be a sign of eccentricity too.
Paganini the great violinist belonged to this category and he was certainly eccentric and undoubtedly creative.
Picasso also had an ugly handwriting and look at what happened to him!
So, if you class yourself as an ugly writer don’t despair! Some of the ugliest writers have been highly creative or exceptional people in one way or another. Aside form Picasso, think of Beethoven and Napoleon. They had dreadful handwriting and look at what they achieved!
If you are the somewhat embarrassed owner of an “ugly handwriting” please share your story here and tell us about some of the trials and tribulations you endured at school because of it. It can be such an unfair world!
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Very nicely said. I discovered your post from Yahoo and enjoyed reading it. Have you been writing for long? Just the other day I recently set up a blog myself and its been an enjoyable process. I’ve met some new people since then but it is tough sometimes! Anyway, many thanks for your post!
Wow, then I must suck at creativity because my handwriting is very neat and tidy.
Not at all, Mayu. Neat handwriting is a plus and you can certainly be creative and neat at the same time.
My point is that ugly handwriting should not be criticized too harshly because there are many creative people who are wildly creative but undisciplined. They are concerned more with the substance than with the form it takes.
If however, someone is creative but also disciplined it’s a great advantage. It’s just that you don’t find this type of combination too easily.
On the other hand, you sometimes find that if too much discipline is imposed on the artist or writer it can be stultifying and lead to writer or artist’s block.
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I would like to digress slightly – left handers also get a bad wrap in graphology. There are different theories which are totally diverse. Left leaning slant is either stuck with “regressing to the past” or treat as the opposite. Even though some research has been completed it seems as though no definite rule has emerged. I was told just ignore the slant and look at other characteristics.
Can anyone elaborate?
Valerie, I don’t think it’s a good idea to ignore the slant completely. Some left-handers write with a pronounced forward slant so you can’t make generalizations.
Of course you need to take into account that the writer is left-handed when you make your assessment but generally speaking many left-handed writers write in such a way that it is difficult to determine if they were left-handed or right-handed.
That’s why a graphologist always asks about the writer’s handedness before doing an analysis.
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