APPROXIMATION OF PERSON'S AGE AND GENDER FROM CERTAIN HANDWRITING CHARACTERISTICS - A REVIEW

Abstract

Handwriting examination is used in forensic work to help investigators identify a particular writer. Handwritten characteristic identification for age, gender, and handedness prediction is an intriguing study challenge for researchers, as there has been little research done in these areas. Handwriting changes with time and is influenced by a number of factors including writing experience, physical and mental health, gender, and age. Previously, several characters like handwriting slant, letter size, alignment, tremors, and connecting strokes in handwriting have been used by the researchers to identify age and gender of the writer to an extent. This review aims to understand the research work done in the area of age and gender determination by certain handwriting characteristics as performed by various scholars.