Signature Generator

Type your name or draw it — download a PNG signature.

Your name

Color Size 64 Slant White background

For visual or casual use. Not a legally binding e-signature on its own.

What is signature generator?

A signature generator turns a typed name or a hand-drawn sketch into a downloadable PNG you can drop straight into a document, email, or design file. It’s the casual sibling of a real e-signature service — no audit trail, no identity binding, just an image of a signature.

This generator gives you both flavors. The Type tab renders your name in 12 cursive and handwritten fonts, all visible at once so you can compare; pick the one that looks right and tweak color, size, and slant. The Draw tab is a 600×200 pad you can sign on with a mouse, trackpad, or finger — strokes are smoothed in real time and you can layer two colors if you switch the picker mid-signature.

Both modes export a transparent PNG by default, so the signature lays cleanly over an existing line in Word, Google Docs, Pages, or any PDF tool. Toggle the white-background switch if you want a solid fill instead. The Copy button puts the same PNG on your clipboard for one-step pasting into Gmail, Slack, or anything else that accepts an image paste.

When to use a signature generator

Sign a PDF or Word document — Type your name, pick a cursive style you like, and download a transparent PNG. Drag the PNG onto the signature line in Word, Google Docs, Preview, or Acrobat — it stamps over the existing layout without a white box around it.
Personalized email or social signoff — Drop a styled signature into a Gmail or Outlook signature block, a newsletter footer, or an Instagram story. The 12 fonts cover formal-elegant (Great Vibes, Allura) through casual-handwritten (Caveat, Kalam).
Practice a new signature — Just changed your last name, or trying out a new initial? Type variations and compare them side-by-side in 12 styles before committing one to muscle memory.

How to use the Signature Generator

Pick Type or Draw — Type if you want a polished cursive style instantly. Draw if you want your actual handwriting.
Type a name or sketch the signature — Type tab: enter your name and the 12 font cards update live. Click the one you like. Draw tab: hold and drag (or use a finger / stylus) on the pad. Use Clear to start over.
Tweak color, size, slant, and background — Color sets the ink. Size doubles as font size (Type) and stroke width (Draw). Slant adds a steeper italic to the typed signature. White background fills the export PNG; leave it off for transparent.
Download or copy — Download saves a PNG to your computer. Copy puts the same PNG on your clipboard so you can paste straight into Gmail, Word, or Slack.

Worked examples

Type tab — formal cursive

Input:  Name: Jane Doe — Font: Great Vibes — Color: black
Output: Transparent PNG ~1200×400, ready to stamp into a contract.

Great Vibes is the closest match to a traditional fountain-pen wedding-invitation style.

Draw tab — handwritten

Input:  Drawn signature on the canvas pad — stroke width 6, color navy
Output: Transparent PNG of your actual handwriting, scaled 2× for print.

Use a stylus or trackpad for cleaner curves. Mouse strokes get smoothed but still look mouse-y.

Type tab — slanted initials

Input:  Name: J.R.R. — Font: Allura — Slant: on — Background: white
Output: Steeply-slanted PNG with a white background, ideal for pasting into an existing white doc.

Frequently asked questions

Is this legally binding?

On its own, no — neither this generator nor any standalone image is a legally binding e-signature. Legal e-signatures (DocuSign, Adobe Sign, HelloSign) bind a signature to an identity and an audit trail. A PNG of a signature is fine for casual letters, internal forms, and as a visual layer on a document, but for contracts you should use a real e-signature service or a wet ink original.

What format is the download?

PNG. Transparent by default — switch on White background if you'd rather have a solid white fill (useful when pasting into a doc that doesn't render transparency well, like some printers).

Can I make the background transparent?

Yes — that's the default. Leave the White background toggle off and the exported PNG has an alpha channel, so the signature looks the same whether you paste it onto white, paper-color, or a dark email theme.

Does it work on phones?

Yes. Both tabs work on touch — tap a font card on the Type tab, or drag with a finger on the Draw tab. The canvas blocks scroll while you're drawing so a one-finger sketch doesn't pan the page.

Are the fonts free to use?

All 12 are Google Fonts, distributed under SIL OFL 1.1 or Apache 2.0 — both permit commercial use of the rendered output. The license file is included with the font assets in our repository.

Why won't my signature copy?

Browser clipboard support for images is uneven. We try navigator.clipboard.write with a PNG ClipboardItem — Safari, recent Chrome, and recent Edge support it. If your browser doesn't, the Copy button quietly falls back to a download instead.

Can I use this for PDFs?

Yes — drag the downloaded PNG onto a PDF using Preview (Mac), Acrobat, or any PDF tool that lets you place an image. Because the background is transparent by default, the signature stamps over existing text without leaving a rectangle.

Signature Generator