Handwritings

Three common categories:

Handwriting (cursive)
Also referred to as cursive or script. It is important to have known cursive writing to compare to the questioned cursive writing and not handprinted known writings to compare with the questioned cursive writing. An examination of various aspects of the writing can be compared to determine authenticity.

Handprinting
Many times documents that come into question contain printed writing. This questioned writing can be compared to known handprinted samples to determine authorship of questioned writing.

Print/Script writing
It very common that some handwritings do not fall exclusively in the cursive or printed range. Some writings combine a mixture of both which is why it is called, “print/script writing.”