What it is:
A glyph system
built from how
you write.
Signals captured:
3
Pressure moments of hesitation stroke reorientation
Characters generated:
26 +
Full a–z latin set · exportable as OTF, SVG, PNG
The idea:

Handwriting is not only a form of communication, but a physical act. It is a sequence of movements shaped by speed, pressure, angle, and pauses. These are behavioural signals.

This project begins by thinking of handwriting as gesture. Instead of focusing on the final written form, it looks at how the mark is produced. The movement itself becomes the material.

Behavioural Glyphs of Handwriting translates these signals into a structured glyph system. Each letter is reconstructed from the way it is written, forming typographic elements derived from individual behaviour.

Not a font, but an exploration of how handwriting behaviour can be interpreted as typographic structure.

Developed by:
Janessa Aw
Handwriting behaviour-driven typographic tool research · 2026
Disclaimer

This is not intended to produce a finished font, but to explore typographic structures derived from handwriting behaviour.