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signature

handwritten mark made as a proof of identity and intent
Class type of: personal identifier, signature, inscription Q188675
signature
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Facts

10 properties
Subclass of
personal identifier, signature, inscription
Part of
contract, treaty, contract law, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties[4][5][6][7]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9][10][11][12]
Different from
signing[18]
Has characteristic
handwriting[15]
Main Wikidata property
P109[16]
NCI Thesaurus ID
C142569[17]
Nickname
John Hancock[14]
Opposite of
Yūin[8]
Topic has template
Template:Uw-tilde[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en sign, signature en signature ar توقيع cs podpis cs vlastnoruční podpis da underskrift da navneunderskrift da signatur de Unterschrift de Autogramm de Namensunterschrift el υπογραφή es firma olografa es firma es firma manuscrita es firma ológrafa es rubrica es rúbrica fa امضا fi allekirjoitus
🔖 Identifiers · 34
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85122409
GND ID
4140367-8
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300028705
BabelNet ID
00071547n
Dictionary of Archives Terminology ID
signature
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2ON5xm
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
198020
Equivalent class
purl.obolibrary.org
FactGrid item ID
Agia Eirini
Freebase ID
/m/06n0n
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
signatura-4
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0210762
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ISOCAT ID
5636
J9U entity ID
987007543870405171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
signatures
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
13653
Joconde inscription ID
T520-129
KBpedia ID
Signature
Lex ID
signatur
Museum-digital tag ID
36571
NDL Authority ID
00577627
NL CR AUT ID
ph907901
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtVMjOmd0xaG
Quora topic ID
Signatures
RKD thesaurus ID
80389
SVKKL authority ID
0384844-podpis
Topic's main category
Category:Signature
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10630776
UMLS CUI
CL540482
WikiKids ID
Handtekening
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
06416225-n
YSO ID
21790
Yale LUX ID
concept/5cfefaf6-3709-457c-a3d3-e0d004666a4b
Zhihu topic ID
19569470

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🔗 Connections
Part of 4
contract, treaty, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, contract law
Subtypes 4
sigil, countersign, huaya, round-robin
Belongs to 2
medical prescription, pet passport
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Examples 2
countersign, Khelrtva
← Has use 2
handwriting, handwriting
← Significant event 2
Treaty of Asunción, Ushuaia Protocol
FactGrid item ID 1
Agia Eirini
Has characteristic 1
handwriting
Topic has template 1
Template:Uw-tilde
Topic's main category 1
Category:Signature
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Signature
← Has characteristic 1
authenticity
← Has immediate cause 1
spoilt vote
← Main subject 1
Museo Teatrale alla Scala
← Template has topic 1
Template:Uw-tilde
← Uses 1
traveller's cheque
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Summary

signature is a type of personal identifier[1], signature[2], and inscription[3].

Related Entities

contract treaty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . CMR Convention. treaties.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    UMLS CUI → CL540482
    ISOCAT ID → 5636
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ICO_0000222
    NCI Thesaurus ID → C142569
    "Created claim: ISOCAT ID: 5636, Matched to signature (#7331699) in ISOCAT #mix'n'match"
  2. 9w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → personal identifier, signature, inscription
    NCI Thesaurus ID → C142569
    "Created claim: NCI Thesaurus ID: C25678"
  3. 15w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → personal identifier, signature, inscription
    "Created claim: Subclass of: inscription"
  4. 16w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 13653
    "Created claim: Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 13653, Matched to SIGNATURE (#167484529) in Jewish Encyclopedia #m"
  5. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2ON5xm
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  6. 18w ago · Pitke · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → personal identifier, signature, inscription
    "Changed claim: Subclass of: personal identifier"
  7. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0384844-podpis
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0384844-podpis, batch #259494"
  8. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 21790, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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