Small strokes. Strong opinions.

Does your 7 get a crossbar?

The extra horizontal stroke is a small, very visible difference. Before looking at the examples, write a normal 7 on paper. Then ask a friend to do the same. Does either of you add the bar only in some situations, or is the movement automatic?

Try this prompt: “Does your 7 need a seatbelt?” There is no personality verdict hidden in the answer. The interesting part is noticing an everyday habit you might never have discussed.

Is your 4 open or closed?

Look at the space near the top: one version leaves it open, another closes it into a triangle. A typed font may use a form different from the one you write. Choose your own ordinary handwritten version rather than the one that looks most polished on screen.

Try this prompt: “Write 14 without thinking. Now compare the 4.” Do it once casually, then carefully, and see whether your own answer stays the same.

What happens at the top of your a?

The game includes a simple rounded a and a form with an upper arch. Their outlines are easy to compare, but the presence of an extra part does not show that someone is more complicated or more intelligent.

Try this prompt: “Does your handwritten a match the one on your keyboard?” If neither example fits, use None of these in the game. A missing option is a limit of the examples, not a problem with your handwriting.

Where does your g go?

Compare the tail and the space it leaves beneath the rounded part. Some drawings make that movement very clear; other personal styles sit between the available options. Describe the visible difference first, then ask how your friend learned to write it.

Try this prompt: “Write the same short word twice: once as a note, once as a heading.” You are looking for a change within one person’s writing, not trying to label them from a tail.

Multiplication symbols: ×, a dot, or an asterisk?

These marks can fill the same role in different settings, while looking very different on the page. In the game, choose the mark you normally put on paper. If you use different marks for different tasks, pick one setting for this round and talk about the exception afterward.

A multiplication cross (×), a centered dot (·) and an asterisk (*) are different ways to express multiplication. The quiz also includes a rounded cross. Compare the shape you write in a calculation with your lowercase x: the game asks about them separately, so your letter and multiplication mark do not have to match.

Try this prompt: “Write three times four without spelling out the words. Did we choose the same mark?” Then compare your symbols in the full handwriting personality quiz.

Dollar sign handwriting: one line or two?

Start with the familiar S-shaped outline, then look at the strokes through it. The game includes a dollar sign ($) with one vertical line, a version with two lines, and a form with short strokes at the ends. Other choices use a slanted stroke or a more angular outline. Pick your handwritten version rather than copying the dollar sign in this page’s font.

Write a price as you would on a quick shopping note. Do the lines run all the way through the shape, or only appear above and below it? If your casual and careful versions differ, use the one that fits your everyday writing. One line or two contributes a visual choice to the game; it does not reveal your spending habits or financial personality.

Try this prompt: “Write $5 from memory, then compare the lines.” Include your choice in the handwriting personality test and see whether your friend draws the same version.

How do you write pi (π) by hand?

Pi is the Greek letter π. For this handwriting question, focus on its top bar and two legs. The drawings include two straight legs, a curved right foot and a wavy top bar. The full game also offers a curled left leg and an arched version. You are choosing a shape, so you do not need to remember a formula or any digits of pi.

Look at where the top stroke ends and whether the right leg turns outward. You might use a spare version in quick notes and a more curved version when writing carefully. If you rarely write pi and none of the drawings feels familiar, choose “None of these”. Skipping it does not count as a personality trait or a judgment about mathematical ability.

Try this prompt: “Draw π without looking at the examples. Does yours have a little foot?” Try it alongside the other letters, numbers and symbols in the free handwriting test.

How do you write an ampersand (&)?

The ampersand is the symbol for “and”. Our handwriting quiz includes a classic loop, a plus-like shorthand and other familiar forms. Choose your own usual version, even if a different one looks more decorative.

Try this prompt: “Write two names with an & between them. Did we use the same shape?” This is one question in the handwriting personality test, rather than a separate assessment from a single symbol.

Turn the debate into a comparison

Complete the 18 choices, save the card and invite a friend. Their individual selections matter more than whether the two of you get the same character name. The comparison guide explains how identical choices, skips and older editions are counted.

These drawings are original game examples. We do not have population data showing which option is most common, and a writing choice cannot reliably identify nationality, age or personality. Share the differences because they are fun to notice.