Handwritten lettering

Natural hand-created variation appears in the letterforms.

Visual traits

• handwritten letterform variation
• uneven letterforms

Expected changes

• Natural hand-created letterform variation is more likely to appear

Definition

Handwritten lettering is lettering with natural letterform variation created by hand. It does not determine a particular writing tool, language, writer, culture, real wording, legibility, or brush calligraphy.

In more detail

It concerns the unevenness and individuality of hand-created letterforms. Unlike brush calligraphy, it can exist without brush-specific variation or dry-brush texture caused by pressure and paint amount.

Includes

• Lettering with natural letterform variation created by hand

Excludes

• A particular writing tool, language, writer, culture, real wording, legibility, or brush calligraphy

What this does not imply

• A particular writing tool, language, writer, culture, real wording, legibility, or brush calligraphy

Variability

Text amount, degree of variation, position, and text appearance can be adjusted separately.

Usage

• Use it as handwritten lettering without requiring brush-specific line quality

Distinguish similar expressions

• Specify brush line quality, language, wording, and culture separately

Typical uses

• Add handwritten lettering with natural letterform variation to an image

Possible failure modes

• It becomes fixed as brush-specific variation or is linked to a particular writer or culture