handstyle
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, handstyle has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025).
Handstyle or hand style is a term in graffiti culture denoting the unique handwriting or signature/tag of an artist, also known as a writer. The same way that in typography there are different typefaces or fonts, in graffiti there are different handstyles. Similarly to the way a typographer would focus on typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing (leading), and letter-spacing (tracking), a writer would focus on line lengths, line direction, line curvature, letter size and letter balance
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
Who talks about handstyle on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up handstyle; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Graffiti: So Cool It’s A Pillar of Hip Hop | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark
What is handstyle mentioned alongside?
handstyle is most often mentioned alongside City College of New York, Central Park and Connecticut.
Mentioned together: City College of New York, Central Park, Connecticut, Copenhagen, Lionel Richie, HIV, Stuff You Should Know, Graffiti, Netherlands, Ed Seymour