Capricorn mercury for me. I’d say I have pretty good handwriting. It tends to be on the bubbly side.
What’s your mercury and do you have good handwriting or chicken scratch?
Generalized AstrologySame and same
Hmm I am also Sag Mercury and it just depends if I'm writing it for me or others.
Depends on my mood/ what kind of day I'm having. The bigger and more exaggerated the writing is, the wise the mood is. I've had people say they want to try to do their job from Ohio to give me space. (I'm in central IL) 🤣🤣
Oh god me too! 🫨
Same except it’s insanity that others and even myself can’t decipher at times. Oh, it’s in 12H placidus and 1H whole. 🥴
Haha yes there are times I definitely cannot read my own handwriting 😂
Scorpio Mercury. Messy, scrawly, half-cursive-half-not-cursive handwriting. My journal entries look like 7 different people wrote them. I don't like being contained to the lines of the page, my words float up or down a lot haha
Are you a Sag?
No I'm a Scorpio! And Aquarius moon + rising
Oooh fancy.
same......very much depends on WHERE i write as well.... What's the occasion.... But usually it looks like some weird bunch of alternative personalities taking a hold and fighting to fit all of their types of writing in one😅
Also a Scorpio mercury and same. My handwriting always reflects my mood, it isn’t stable.
Virgo mercury. I could probably sell my handwriting as a font it’s so nice. We have a board I have to write updates on at my job and people are always commenting on how good it is.
Ooo you got one of those handwritings! It’s not surprising Mercurials tend to have mechanical font like handwriting. I feel like it has to do with the direct influence of Mercury.
My sun, Mercury, Venus, moon and mars are all mercurial too…it’s strong in me, lol. I was always winning those penmanship awards in grade school.
What’s it mean for all those things to be mercurial?
Virgo mercury here and I too always get compliments on my handwriting. Except more and more people these days can’t read it which makes me really sad that they aren’t teaching cursive anymore.
Virgo mercury too but mine is sadly chicken scratch :(
aries merc
it changes constantly. sometimes depends on the writing instrument i’m using. start one way and it’s never consistent by the end.
it’s generally a mix of print and cursive. usually ineligible
Very Aries fashion
Oh, that’s funny, I’m an Aries mercury and I’ve been told I like a serial killer also with a combo of cursive and print😂😂😂😂😂😂
Same! It changes depending on how passionate I’m feeling about what I’m writing. If the thoughts are flowing faster than i can write, my handwriting is ugly.
Oh my god may handwriting is different all the time too! I write in alll caps or cursive but the way it looks is always unique -Aries mercury.
SAME and I have an Aries Mercury. If I’m writing fast it looks like shit, if I’m writing normally and taking my time then it looks nice. It’s also a mix of print and cursive.
Aries merc too and never changes, always ineligible and ugly
Leo mercury (and sun, and Venus, and Lilith, and mars) and I'm the same way. Like a fire that is consistent before wildly changing form, and then being consistent again.
Taurus Mercury. I write like a doctor, but I am not one.
Me too! My handwriting is atrocious!!
Omg 😲 trueee lol
pisces mercury conjunct moon and mars
i have weird pseudo-cursive/lost-drunken-toddler-esque handwriting lol as an aries sun i can relate to those who say it’s never consistent, but i 1000000% get more and more messy as i go on. if i have to write an entire paragraph by hand, it’s going to be unintelligible scribbles and loops by the end. i won’t be able to read it, either. definitely very loopy and drawn out, which fits pretty well tbh 😭
I love Pisces Mercury for that 🥹 my Pisces Mercury hubby is the same way. He’s a Pisces sun. I feel like that makes sense since yall are too fast or too lazy to write down every fully formed letter hahaha
awww i love that someone can appreciate the chaos we produce 🥰
to let you in on a secret—too fast is always just an excuse 😂😂
i am too lazy. too fast is never the issue, at least in my experience lmao
Oh I KNOW hahaha my Pisces merc hubby is the same way. Too lazy to fully form the letters haha it’s like writing becomes a chore
lmfaooooooo tbh i think you hit the nail on the head 😂😂😂
like as the process of writing goes on and i’m allowed time to think about how bored i am, or literally anything else, it just spirals from there lmao
The same, I’m also an Aries sun, Pisces Mercury and it’s a combination of cursive and and print and gets worse as I go along. Never consistent, can look very pretty or messy.
This is exactly my handwriting and I’m an Aries sun with a pieces mercury
gemini and i’ve always been complimented on my nice handwriting 💅🏻
I had a feeling mercurials would have nice handwriting haha
Except for me. I write like a schizo.
Same, my handwriting gives away how much stress I endure on a daily basis
I’m a “mercurial” - and have at least 3 distinct writing styles.
Libra mercury… I spent a lot of time as a kid trying to make my writing as unique as possible. It’s… unique. 🤣
Libra 3rd house conjunct mars; It’s cute as hell if I’m trying…but my journal entries look like 😂
Gemini Mercury.
Yes. Art designers and teachers are generally impressed with my 'odd' handwriting. I have my own style, and it looks good! A pain for the fingers though.
Aquarius- I can barely hold a pen properly from lack of using them. Italic chicken scratch ftw
Same here! I’m the only person I know who holds a pen like I do!
Aq Mercury as well.
I got in trouble for holding my pencil wrong in school. I tend to claw/tilt my wrist inward and use index and middle finger to brace the pencil or pen.
I did learn how to use it by pinching with thumb and index finger but still do the inefficient wrist movement.
Hand writing can be really good if I am using a pen I like and a smooth surface without the pages bouncing around. Has a wispy and smaller size with R’s capitalized and random cursive connectors.
When my pen is very inky or the surface/page is uneven or if I’m in a hurry/bad mood forget it. It’s worse than doctors handwriting.
How is that possible- I am aqua mercury and do the exact same claw, tilt twist and brace with index or middle! I started to teach myself how to write before they did it in school - so I blame it on that.
My handwriting depends a lot on if I’m using a pen, pencil, felt tip marker, and could best be described as chintz like
Also an Aqua Mercury who holds the pen/pencil weird. Additionally I have a tendency to write over the page lines instead of on them ~ give me stupid rules and I’m gonna break ‘em (jks, but also there’s something about writing within a predetermined confined space that makes me want to break loose just a little, consciously or unconsciously)
I have a Virgo rising so I somehow seem to pull off neat handwriting, but I’d say my handwriting style is pretty creative ~
(My touch typing on the other hand is ridiculously lightning fast, but idk if this is a universal Aqua Mercury thing)
I suck at lines too but I’m not usually thinking I want to break them more so it feels so inefficient and I can’t make myself write fast enough 😭 I’ve grown less patient over time though—when I journaled often in high school it didn’t bug me as much.
And yes! I type a little too fast for my own good. Often hit send too soon and have to edit out typos or egregious grammar errors
Leo Mercury and my handwriting used to be really good but 20+ years of computer and phone use have made it bad!
I’m also Cancer Sun with Leo Mercury and was going to post this exact same reply!
I also catch myself pausing when handwriting long words to wait for autocorrect to suggest & fill it in. And when reading print I sometimes tap the paper to make sure the screen stays on.
Cancer and it depends.
It can be chaos, cute and bubbly, interesting and stylized, a mix of print and cursive, or formal cursive penmanship depending on what's happening.
When I take notes it's usually chaos mix of cursive and print. When I write a thank you card it's pretty and stylized. When I write on a board it's cute and bubbly. Sometimes I take notes in cursive.
Edited to add: my grandma was a teacher and made write with my right hand as a kid when I favored my left. So now I'm a confused semi-ambidextrous adult. Don't know if that contributes to my handwriting or not.
That’s so interesting how your brain wants to naturally lean to the left. The left hand is also associated with the moon too!
Oh I didn't know that about the left hand and the moon! How cool. :]
Literally same! My mercury is cancer as well and my dad is left handed so I learned how to play a guitar that way and tend to use my left hand for a lot.
Cancer mercury also and I used to get in trouble in school because I would write in one style in one place and in a different style in another place so my teachers thought I was cheating. Still to this day my handwriting depends on my mood.
Oh interesting, I'm Cancer Mercury and write in all caps. I wouldn't call it pretty or flowy, but I do get compliments on the neatness. Unless I have to write fast, I think I naturally write pretty slowly
I write in all caps on forms!
Virgo Merc and damn near illegible except with a classic Bic pen.
I find that Virgo mercs have either very neat handwritings or chicken scratch and so do their sister sign Pisces mercs haha
Same, Virgo merc. I do enjoy using a Zebra pen, though. I found if the ink tends to blot, I’m more inclined to pay attention to my hand writing
Yes, those work for me, too!
aquarius mercury
my handwriting is always changing. currently i write in all caps but ive always been told throughout my life that i have nice handwriting.
My mercury is in Pisces and yes. I have a great penmanship. I love writing in cursive.
Aqua… somewhere in between. The happier I was, the more legible my journal entry. On the days where I’m irritated or something, scribbles. & the TYPE of pen I’m using also makes a massive difference as to where it falls on the spectrum. But truly, I fall somewhere in the middle. It’s not necessarily neat/nice to look at, some letters look cool though, & atleast you can read it (for the most part).
Edit, an atrocious spelling error.
My Aqua sun heavily resonates with this
Aq merc. Very similar to my post!
Pisces and I get told I have nice handwriting although I feel that it changes depending how lazy I feel
Gemini in Mercury. I legit cant understand my own chicken scratch.
Capricorn mercury, my handwriting is inconsistent in appearance (seems to be different every time) and always looks consistently terrible. 😂
Same lol.
Also I sometimes worry that if I learn to write in a much prettier way, people won’t be able to read it.
So while my writing is easy to read, it’s inconsistent on style.
Aqua Mercury & yess
taurus and yes because i practiced like hell lol
You’re one of those too 🥴 I feel like earth mercs tend to perfect their handwriting hahah I used to practice too
3H Mercury in Capricorn - my handwriting changes depending on mood and if I'm in a rush or take mybl time. As a child my handwriting was neat and legible, often referred to as a girls handwriting.
Sag Mercury Rx. I have pretty good handwriting. I even do different types of calligraphy. But my writing can also be messy. Just depends on what it’s for.
Virgo Mercury: chicken scratch print, beautiful cursive
Pisces mercury. My handwriting is pretty bad unless im really trying. I’m good at drawing though
Aries Mercury and my handwriting starts off beautiful and then rapidly becomes serial killer-levels of chicken scratch
Libra Mercury and both. I only make it decent if I feel like it.
Scorpio Mercury conjunct Pluto.
My cursive is definitely better than my regular handwriting, and I’ve received lots of compliments on it.
Virgo - I have nice handwriting & even nicer with a good pen. Unless I’m in a hurry, then it’s not so pretty
I’m a sucker for beautiful handwriting, calligraphy etc it’s just so aesthetically pleasing
Scorpio mercury , my handwriting is ugly and messy 😂
Leo in the 10th house. It’s good; I’ve been told it looks like it was a typed font.
Cancer merc. I have an ‘i’ in my name and literally draw a heart as the dot lol ☺️ I’ve always been complimented on my handwriting since elementary school 😇
I used to do this when I was younger except instead of a heart it used to be a circle haha
Libra Mercury - My handwriting is natural very messy, but when I want I can make it neater if I put in a little more effort. I can also mix it around a lot, often being able to mimic other peoples.
Same
Mercury in Virgo. I think my handwriting is messy personally, but whenever I mention this to others they tell me they think I have particularly clear handwriting. So maybe it's typical Virgo self loathing/insecurity. It's certainly legible.
I will admit I have a great cursive script.
Taurus - only when I take my medication. It’s mot remarkable but it has character.
Taurus mercury, total grandmother handwriting
Pisces. Chicken scratch.
Taurus... although it's 29th degree. My handwriting is terrible, has been my whole life.
If I write very, very slowly, it's passable.
Slow and steady wins the race, is Taurus’ motto haha
Scorp/Sagg. Its decent. Not illegible, but not incredible.
Virgo. My handwriting is really weird, but I wouldn't call it either of the options
Capricorn Mercury, it’s clear enough to read but pretty by no means.
Leo and no I've been told I write like a doctor 😂
I love how writing like a doctor automatically means it’s chicken scratch hahaha
Scorpio mercury. Good handwriting
Gemini. People say “great” but i say it’s just big
That’s what he said?
Capricorn mercury. Good handwriting, but weak hands.
Gemini Mercury. Mostly legible, but has to be huge.
Capricorn and it’s pure illegible trash.
leo mercury here! if i have the luxury of writing slowly, my handwriting can be gorgeous, although i still have some letters i'm modifying. but if i'm on a time crunch, forget neatness. i tend to reserve writing for personal projects and do other things typed.
Gemini mercury always been told my hand writing is good for a boy 😂 my mom would always have me write stuff out for her since I was like 7 cause my hand writing was pretty
Aquarius merc.
good chicken scratches - if you look closely it looks awful but overall looks pretty good
gemini mercury. only i can read what i write, it has always been bad, especially if i write cursive.
Taurus for mine . It depends. Sometimes I wrote fine and Legible. Other times it’s a bit more messy . And in different ways. Not the same thing Everytime either.
Leo mercury, it varies from elegant to child-learning-to-write.
Aquarius mercury, and I’ve always been proud of my cursive - that it’s unusual looking and illegible to anyone else. I can leave my diary laying around because it looks like Arabic script, all flattened and with characteristic flourishes that make little sense
Taurus mercury but Virgo moon. I have perfect penmanship ♥️
Leo Mercury… usually a mix of print and cursive when I’m in a hurry, but I have really beautiful penmanship when I’m intentional about it. I generally have very pretty handwriting.
Leo r… horrible horrible horrible
Mercury in Aquarius (6H) and I’m a perfectionist. If my handwriting looks like shit, I will rip out the paper and write all over again 😂😂 my handwriting is cursive and has a classical style.
Aquarius mercury. I write legibly but very neat when I want and scrambled in a rush.
Taurus Mercury and my hand writing is a mess. There are times I have a hard time reading it.
Gemini mercury. It’s a mix of cursive and print
virgo mercury- chicken scratch bro but only because my mind moves faster than my hand can physically write. unless i write super slow or just a few words then it’s perfect.
Pisces mercury... it looks like graffiti. Signature evolved into a symbolic representation of my name
Leo.
It's pointy and analytical looking but legible somehow.
virgo and if i’m trying, my writing is beautiful but if i need to be fast or i don’t care, it’s just messy
Leo. No one can read it. Only me.
Leo Mercury (combust) and it’s horrific. Only I can read it and specially cursive.
my Mercury is in Virgo... My handwriting very well COULD be beautiful and super unique.. however, I am incredibly sloppy, messy, and lazy when I write. Usually due to speed and not giving myself a moment to really slow tf down lol
Virgo Mercury
I tend to have good handwriting. It’s very straight and formal looking. But that’s on a good day. If I’m speed writing you bet it’s turning into chicken scratch
Pisces mercury. Very good handwriting. Very neat. When I want it to be, otherwise it’s just a series of curves when I’m in a hurry which somehow still look aesthetic
Virgo mercury. I can make it very neat, but don't usually make the effort anymore.
Leo
New day, new handwriting
Aries. I write fast and use a lot of short hand. Sometimes I struggle to read what I wrote. When I was a server, I vastly preferred using a Toast handheld to a notebook.
On the other hand, I can make neat and easy to read signage and design mock ups. Just depends on the occasion. I tend to write in all caps when I need it to look good.
leo mercury. my handwriting is pretty neat. as a guy many women say i write like a girl & guys can tell ive done graffiti before lol
Scorpio mercury. Mine is conjunct Neptune and it's the tightest aspect in my chart.
I have great handwriting. I've done calligraphy for family & friends when they needed invitations or birth announcements.
Capricorn and it looks like an EKG readout on an earthquake
pisces mercury 11th house
all caps print, very neat & structured
draftsman/comic book quality
Virgo Mercury. I print, and not well.
Aquarius Mercury and chicken scratch but if you angled your hand just right, it was neat. I always like chisel tip dry erase. I was voted loke the top 5 sloppiest handwriting in the class for middle school, but got compliments with chisel tip. Then i did planner stuff and practiced my calligraphy so i do fancier cursive now.
Pisces mercury..i always get compliments on my handwriting! I would say it’s cursive but not too slanted, and very neat (I hate writing in an unintelligible fashion) 😋
Libra Mercury- people have told me I have good handwriting but I don’t think so
Pisces mercury, I have really nice handwriting!
Taurus Merc and I have been told by a lot that I have good handwriting
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Have been told by a lot that
I have good handwriting
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Scorpio mercury, it's pretty good. Something in between print and cursive.
Virgo mercury. There’s another Virgo mercury around here but my handwriting is pretty dogshit lmao
Pisces mercury. If i know what to write/am copying and got enough time, prettyish handwriting. If no time and idk wtf im writing its not too bad but i dont like looking at it and want to rewrite it
pisces mercury i’ve gotten compliments that i write really neat even as a kid (i can also thank the times i had to write “i will not be disrespectful” as punishment) but a lot of the times people would laugh at how small i write so there’s that
Aquarius Mercury it’s barely legible with many complaints. I also hold my the pencil weird
Virgo Mercury. Not the best looking, but at least you can read it.
A sister of mine has Mercury in Leo in a grand trine with Mars and Saturn. She’s retired from engineering—her handwriting is very fine and well constructed even without any lines to write on! Our Mom had Mercury in Scorpio. Maybe because of her generation when great emphasis was put on quality handwriting, she had the most beautiful flowing penmanship. She clearly enjoyed the process though she wasn’t herself a writer. I have a Gemini Mercury, I have received praise for the beauty of my handwriting but i don’t like being pinned down. I have also invented writing shortcuts for my drafts and journals, and often write in different directions in my business notebooks to separate out large chunks of ideas.
Cancer. CHICKEN SCRATCH!! 🐔
Aquarius, I write mostly in cursive so some people can read it and others can't
mercury libra. it’s fine i guess. definitely legible but i do struggle with the letters being the same size. my bf is mercury leo and his handwriting couldn’t be read by anybody
Pisces. Beautiful handwriting. However, I believe it comes from my Virgo moon.
Cap mercury. Good handwriting. It always stands out to a point ppl comment on it.
Aries
I write in cursive sooooo decent???
taurus and i always get compliments on them (both print and cursive) so i think it’s good!!
Pisces. It’s like a typewriter. I get lots of compliments.
Aquarius mercury and people say I have good handwriting 🤗 (I’m a Virgo rising tho so that might have something to do with it)
Libra and great handwriting, good writer in general
Libra mercury - I have horrible handwriting. If I really try it can look decent (at best), but the scenario for me to do that doesn’t happen often enough.
I’ve always been in awe, jealous even, of beautiful penmanship.
I feel like my brain sometimes goes too fast for me to write down stuff prettily.
Taurus Mercury. Small and neat.
Aqua—total Dr style
Leo mercury and my cursive is old timey and always receives compliments
Mercury in Gemini, it’s nice if I take my time and care. It’s shit when I’m trying to be efficient.
gemini mercury, and it's definitely chicken scratch. i've always wanted better handwriting, and as an artist i can do lettering pretty well, but my normal handwriting i feel can be barely legible.
♊ Mercury, my penmanship ranges from a computer font to a drunk steno on a daily basis.
Aries Mercury [12 deg. (Pisces) and 4H (Cancer) ]-- neat and petite but I can't write fast (I type for that). I also enjoy using gel pens in different colors, highlighters, and symbols for personal notes that depend on my mood. Everything has to be pretty and structured. I have never been able to write quickly and I tilt my head & bite my lip with a little (pensive) frown while writing. Then I stop and hold my chin & elbow before I write some more. Always the same writing habit -- except for typing I feel like an international spy (as an adult) so I am very fluid and quick with my movements. The writing tools bring out different sides of me: pencil (artist), pen (student/writer), marker (community organizer/leader), and digital typing tools (business owner/strategist). I can sound like completely different people when communicating too depending on social/emotional/biological factors. Everyone has distinct communication "tells" though so you can recognize me (i.e. grammar, sentence structure, language, etc.).
libra mercury and i'd say i have good handwriting plus people always compliment it, sometimes they tried to copy mine too lmaooo
aquarius and i’m never able to write a letter the same way. it’s different every time. it’s not pretty but it’s legible lol
Virgo mercury. I have horrible handwriting.
I Also have cap in Mercury snd I have always been recognized for nice handwriting since childhood
Cancer mercury. My handwriting is okay. It’s very legible, but I wouldn’t call it great. It’s not the most consistent, and I tend to write big letters. I wish I had perfect handwriting, oh well.
leo merc and i used to win handwriting competitions in school 😭😭
Virgo Sun and Mercury. I have very neat handwriting and I will literally start all over if I feel like my handwriting isn’t up to its usual standards 😭😭😭
But I also have private messy handwriting that I only use for things only I’ll see.
🤡
Virgo Sun and Mercury. I have very neat handwriting and I will literally start all over if I feel like my handwriting isn’t up to its usual standards 😭😭😭
But I also have private messy handwriting that I only use for things only I’ll see.
🤡
Virgo mercury and I've always been told that my handwriting is very pretty but hard to read. The best way to describe it is flowery, and it looks like cursive but isn't.
Gemini Mercury - my handwriting looks good. My younger coworkers are amazed that I write in cursive.
leo and chicken scratch- i can never read my own writing
Mercury in Capricorn. Better cursive than non-cursive. I also found it easy to learn cursive which was still taught when I was in school. If I don't use it for a while, my hand will hurt for a bit but my handwriting is still pretty nice. Even when cursive was more common/normal, I was always complimented on my handwriting.
Capricorn Mercury and I’m told I have nice handwriting. If I write something and I mess up a little I’ll write it over again, even if it’s a sticky note lol
sag merc. it’s always a surprise what handwriting it’s gonna be. depends on the writing instrument, the canvas, my mood, the day, the weather, which letters i’m writing in what combo. it’s typically legible but not always pretty, sometimes it looks cool as hell like a font all it’s own, sometimes it’s so inconsistent it looks like a ransom note. 🤷🏻♀️
Léo; it’s beautiful. I get why now 🤣
Gemini Mercury(R), Mercury square Uranus and it depends on alphabet and even on hand since I'm ambidextrous With right hand everything looks jumbled and moving since I learned to write Russian cursive letters with that hand, so even English letters look cursively written lol With left hand words look clean and tidy if I try, if I don't then it looks like jumbled mess anyways I can change the size of letters during writing and it might look like it shrinks or expands on purpose — either way I was always told that my handwriting is weird
I'm the opposite of you. Capricorn and horrible handwriting. 😃
Scorpio Mercury, and it depends on how depressed I am. Like a gradient, the more messy or sped through it looks the happier, I am. If my handwriting looks super neat, no letter looks out of place.... well, I am going through something at that moment, something heavy... I hope this helps!🍓🍓
Libra mercury. I think it’s pretty good and straight to the point. It’s always legible.
My mercury is in virgo and my handwriting changes all the time, like if I'm happy it's more bubbly , almost like my handwriting will match my emotional state if that makes sense.
Capricorn mercury. My handwriting is legible but not neat nor pretty. It's pretty distinct because it looks weird.
Virgo mercury, and my handwriting is pretty messy and cursive looking. But I can make it neat for like important documents
Mercury in stellium. The different scripts I use to write:
Joined Latin letters: okay, some liken it to calligraphy. Comfortable and quick, can almost pass for shorthand if I’m lazy.
Block Latin letters: horrid; lifting the pen over and over is literally excruciating on my hand. Proud of my numbers, though.
Chinese (also Japanese): schoolchildren below five have better penmanship. I’ve been asked to rewrite my name.
My ancient native writing: lots of swashes, almost like my joined Latin letters. Also fun to make calligraphy with.
scorpio merc here, chicken scratch, sometimes I can't even read it.
Pisces mercury, I’m know to compose emails that are mostly polite and pleasant. Hand writing is always on point and people love it 😍
Sag mercury and it’s either lovely and fluid or insanity that only those closest to me can interpret 😂🧐