Free signature maker

Drop your document here and sign it now. PDF, Word and Excel all work: a .docx or .xlsx is laid out in your browser exactly as it was written, so there is nothing to convert first. Add a signature, a date, a company stamp or a watermark, then download it sealed. Free to start, no account, and the file is never uploaded to open it.

Draw your signature with a mouse, finger or stylus, or type it in a handwriting font. Designing is free. Download a transparent PNG, a print-ready PDF, or a Word file that floats over your document without moving a single line.

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How to make a signature online

  1. Open the signature maker and choose Draw it or Type it.
  2. Sign with a mouse, finger or stylus, or type your name and pick a handwriting font.
  3. Choose an ink colour and pen weight; the mark is cropped to your ink automatically.
  4. Download a transparent PNG, a PDF, a Word file that floats, or all formats as a zip.

Why a drawn signature beats a photographed one

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a signature online?

Open the signature maker, draw your signature with a mouse, finger or stylus, or type your name in a handwriting font. Pick an ink colour and pen weight, then download it. Designing is free and needs no account.

How do I get a signature with a transparent background?

Draw it rather than photographing paper. A drawn signature is ink on nothing, so the exported PNG is transparent from the start, body text reads straight through it. A photo of paper is stored with the paper included, and a JPEG cannot be transparent at all.

How do I add a signature to a Word document?

Download the Word (.docx) version and drag the signature onto your document, it already floats "In Front of Text", so it sits on the signature line instead of pushing your paragraphs down the page. With a plain image you would right-click, choose Wrap Text, then In Front of Text.

Is a drawn signature legally binding?

An image on its own is weak evidence: it does not record who applied it or when. Under ESIGN, UETA and eIDAS what matters is intent to sign, consent, association with the record and retention. For anything you may need to prove later, sign through a flow that seals the document and produces an audit trail rather than pasting a picture into it.

What does it cost?

Drawing, typing and previewing are free. Downloading is $1.50 for one format or $2.50 for all formats as a zip, with no account required, and it is included at no extra cost on any paid plan.

Can I save a signature and reuse it?

Yes. With an account, save the signature to your profile and it is offered on every document you sign, so you never redraw it. Saved signatures live under Settings → Signatures.

How do I make a signature image with a transparent background?

Draw it rather than photograph it. A drawn signature is ink on nothing, so the PNG is transparent from the first stroke and there is no background to remove. Photograph a signature on paper and you have a white rectangle to subtract, and background removal eats thin pen strokes, which is why scanned signatures end up looking broken.

Can I take a photo of my signature and use it?

Yes, and it is worth doing if your drawn signature does not look like you. Sign a blank sheet in dark ink, photograph it square on in good light, and upload it. The paper is dropped automatically. Drawing it here still gives a cleaner result, because there is nothing to subtract in the first place.

How do I remove the background from a signature?

Upload the photo and it is done for you: the paper is detected and dropped, leaving the ink. What survives that process depends on contrast, so a signature in black ink on white paper comes out far better than one in blue biro on a receipt.

What font looks like a real signature?

The handwriting faces on offer here are chosen because they read as a signature rather than as a font, which mostly means irregular baselines and connected letters. None of them will look like your handwriting, and that is the honest trade: a typed signature is legible and consistent, a drawn one is yours. For a document that matters, draw it.

How do I make my signature look professional?

Draw it zoomed in rather than at page size, which is the single biggest difference: a signature drawn across a small view is a scribble. Then keep it simple, use dark ink, and use the same one every time. A signature that changes shape on every document is the one that gets questioned.

Is there a signature generator that does not watermark the result?

This one. The downloaded PNG, JPG, PDF and Word file carry your signature and nothing else, no badge and no line of promotional text. Drawing and previewing are free; the download is $1.50 for one format.

How do I insert a signature image into Word?

Download the Word version rather than the PNG, and drag it in: it is already set to float in front of text, so it lands on the signature line instead of shoving your paragraphs down. With a plain image you have to right-click, Wrap Text, In Front of Text, and most people do not, which is why so many signed Word documents have a paragraph pushed onto the next page.

What is the difference between a signature image and a digital signature?

A digital signature image is a picture of a signature: a PNG or a JPG you place on a document, and nothing more. A digital signature in the cryptographic sense is a mathematical operation over the document bytes, which is what proves the file has not changed. The image is the visible part and the seal is the evidence, and it is worth knowing that most tools offering the first are not offering the second.

How do I make a signature for a PDF?

Either download a transparent PNG and place it, or skip the middle step and sign the PDF directly, which also seals the document and produces an audit trail. A signature image dropped on a PDF is a picture; a sealed signature is evidence.

Can I leave the date out of the image?

Yes. Choose "Date in the Word file only" and the PNG, JPG and PDF are drawn without it, while the Word version keeps it as text you can retype. A date drawn into an image is a picture of a date: wrong the next morning, and the person you send it to has no way to change it.

Where can I draw a signature online free?

Here, and free means the drawing, the typing, the fonts, the ink colours and the preview at full size. You pay $1.50 when you download a finished file in one format, or nothing at all on a paid plan. Nothing you make is watermarked and nothing expires while you decide.

How do I get a transparent background signature PNG?

Draw it rather than photographing it, and the PNG is transparent before you do anything: there was never a background to remove. If you upload a photo instead, the paper is detected and dropped, which works well on black ink and white paper and less well on blue biro under a warm bulb.

Can I type to sign online instead of drawing?

Yes. Type your name, pick a handwriting face, and you have a signature in about four seconds. It is legible, consistent and does not look like your hand, which is the honest trade. For an internal approval that is fine. For a contract, draw it.

How do I create a handwritten signature, digital rather than scanned?

Draw it with a stylus, a finger, a trackpad or a mouse. A drawn signature is captured at high resolution and stays sharp at any size, while a scan of a handwritten signature carries the paper, the shadow and the phone camera's idea of white. If your hand only behaves with a real pen, sign paper and photograph it: that route works too, it is just the second best one.

Which signature generator do I need: PNG, transparent, or something else?

One tool, and the format is a choice at the end rather than a different product. A signature generator PNG download is the right pick for dropping onto a document or an email footer. Choose a signature generator with a transparent background, which is what you get by drawing rather than photographing, whenever the signature has to sit on a coloured header or over a line. Take the PDF for printing and the Word version for a .docx, because that one floats over the text instead of shoving it down the page.

Is there a cool signature generator for my name?

The handwriting faces here will make your name look considerably better than most people's handwriting does, and typing it takes four seconds. Two honest warnings. A font signature is not yours, so on anything contested it is weaker evidence than a drawn one. And the more decorative the face, the less it reads as a signature and the more it reads as a logo, which is not the impression a contract wants.

Is this a signature capture tool online, or do I need hardware?

It is a signature capture tool online, and for almost everybody that is enough: a trackpad, a touchscreen, a stylus or a phone camera all capture a usable signature. Hardware capture pads earn their price in one situation, a counter where strangers sign all day, and nowhere else.

Is there a digital stamp creator online as well?

Yes, and it is a separate tool because it answers a different question. A signature says a person agreed; a stamp says the organisation did. The digital stamp creator online at /stamp-maker builds round company seals, approval marks and date stamps, and they can go on in the same pass as the signature.

Is this a free document signer with no sign up?

Yes for the signing itself. Drop a document in, sign it, and no account is asked for until you want the file kept, sent to somebody else, or your signature saved for reuse. The pages that make you register before you can see whether the tool works are optimising for their funnel rather than your afternoon.

What PDF Verified is, and what it is not

Electronic signature law is settled in broad terms and specific in the details. The ESIGN Act, UETA, eIDAS and their equivalents recognise electronic signatures across more than 190 countries, and what decides a particular case is intent to sign plus evidence connecting the signature to the signer, which is what the audit certificate records. Certain document types carry their own formalities wherever you are: deeds, wills, some property instruments, and anything requiring a witness or a notary. Sign only what you are authorised to sign, since applying another person signature without their authority is forgery whatever tool is used.

PDF Verified is a tool for preparing, signing, stamping and checking documents. It is not a law firm, a compliance service or a forensic examiner, and nothing here is legal, financial or compliance advice. Requirements differ by country, by document type and by the party asking, so check what applies to your document before you rely on it, and take advice where the document matters. You are responsible for the documents you create, sign and send, and for having the authority to do so: signing or stamping in somebody else name, or as an organisation you do not represent, is forgery whatever tool is used. To the extent the law allows, we accept no liability for how a document made with this tool is used or relied on. The full position is in our terms of service.

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