Little flourishes that some people put on their handwriting or signature to make it look fancy:
| CURLICUES | 481 |
| NR | 200 |
| SCROLLS | 69 |
| FLOURISHES | 40 |
| SQUIGGLES | 27 |
| CURLS | 16 |
| DOODADS | 16 |
| SWIRLS | 16 |
| CURLIMACUES | 15 |
| TAILS | 15 |
| FLOURISH | 13 |
| CURVES | 7 |
| FANCY WRITING | 7 |
| FLARES | 7 |
| FRILLS | 7 |
| DOODLES | 6 |
| LOOPS | 6 |
| PIGTAILS | 6 |
| WHIRLIGIGS | 6 |
| EMBELLISHMENTS | 5 |
| CURLIES | 4 |
| FURBELOWS | 4 |
| SCROLL | 4 |
| SPENCERIAN | 4 |
| TWIRLS | 4 |
| DOODLING | 3 |
| FLARE | 3 |
| LITTLE TAILS | 3 |
| SCRAWL | 3 |
| WHIRLS | 3 |
| DECORATIONS | 2 |
| DOODADDLES | 2 |
| EXTRAS | 2 |
| FANCY WRITER | 2 |
| FINISHING TOUCHES | 2 |
| GEW-GAWS | 2 |
| RUBRIC | 2 |
| SHADING | 2 |
| SLURS | 2 |
| TAIL | 2 |
| ADDED FLOURISH | 1 |
| ARTISTIC | 1 |
| CAMPOUFLAGE | 1 |
| CAPITAL LETTERS | 1 |
| CUES | 1 |
| CUE-WHIFFS | 1 |
| CURLS AND TAILS | 1 |
| CURVES AND TAILS | 1 |
| CURVICUES | 1 |
| DECORATION | 1 |
| DIDOS | 1 |
| DINKY-FLINK | 1 |
| DO-DABS | 1 |
| DOODAD | 1 |
| DOOHICKEYS | 1 |
| DOTS | 1 |
| DOTS AND DASHES | 1 |
| DRAGS | 1 |
| DRESSIN’ IT UP | 1 |
| DUDES IT UP | 1 |
| ENGLISH | 1 |
| ENGLISH SCROLL | 1 |
| ENGRAVINGS | 1 |
| EXTRA FLARES | 1 |
| EXTRA TOUCHES | 1 |
| FANCY CURLICUES | 1 |
| FANCY DESIGNS | 1 |
| FANCY DIDOS | 1 |
| FANCY FLOURISHES | 1 |
| FANCY HANDWRITING | 1 |
| FANCY LETTERING | 1 |
| FANCY MARKS | 1 |
| FANCY WHIRLIJIGS | 1 |
| FANCY-SHMANCY | 1 |
| FANDANGLES | 1 |
| FANTAIL | 1 |
| FEATHERING | 1 |
| FILIGREES | 1 |
| FINISHING TOUCH | 1 |
| FLIPS | 1 |
| FLOURISHING | 1 |
| FLOWERED IT ALL UP | 1 |
| FLOWERING | 1 |
| FLOWERS | 1 |
| FLOWERY HANDWRITING | 1 |
| FLOWERY WRITING | 1 |
| FREE-HANDER | 1 |
| GEE-GAWS | 1 |
| GESHNARGLE | 1 |
| GINGER-BREAD | 1 |
| HEN SCRATCHING | 1 |
| HIEROGLYPHICS | 1 |
| JOHN HANCOCK | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND WRITING | 1 |
| LITTLE CAPITALS | 1 |
| MARKS | 1 |
| PENMANSHIP | 1 |
| PUT A CURL ON IT | 1 |
| PUT A LITTLE ENGLISH ON YOUR WRITING | 1 |
| QUIRKS AND WHIRLS | 1 |
| RUBRICA | 1 |
| SCRAWLING | 1 |
| SCRAWLS | 1 |
| SCRIBBLE | 1 |
| SCROLL WRITING | 1 |
| SCROLLING | 1 |
| SCROLL-LIKE | 1 |
| SHADES THE LETTERS | 1 |
| SHADINGS | 1 |
| SHADOW IT | 1 |
| SHE USES A LOT OF ENGLISH IN HER HANDWRITING | 1 |
| SLINGS | 1 |
| SLURRING | 1 |
| SLURRING WITH THE PEN | 1 |
| SPENCERIAN FLOURISH | 1 |
| SPENCERIAN TOUCH | 1 |
| SPENCERIANS | 1 |
| STYLE | 1 |
| SURE DRESSES HIS LETTERS UP | 1 |
| SWIRL | 1 |
| TADPOLE TAILS | 1 |
| TAIL-END FEATHERS | 1 |
| TOUCHIN’ UP | 1 |
| TOUCH-UPS | 1 |
| TRADEMARK | 1 |
| TRADEMARKS | 1 |
| TRIMMINGS | 1 |
| VERTICALS | 1 |
| WHEELAMAJIGS | 1 |
| WHIRLICUES | 1 |
| WHIRLIMACUES | 1 |
| WRITE FANCY | 1 |
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