User Guide
- Choose Draw and sign on the pad with your mouse, finger or stylus — or Type your name and pick a signature font.
- Adjust the ink colour (black, blue or red) and pen thickness or font size. Undo and clear as needed.
- Keep Transparent background ticked so the signature drops cleanly onto any document.
- Click Download Signature (PNG) — or Copy, and paste it straight into a document.
About the Signature Maker
This free signature maker creates a clean, reusable image of your signature — drawn by hand or typed in a cursive font — and downloads it as a transparent PNG that drops onto any document like real ink. It runs entirely in your browser: your signature is never uploaded or stored, which matters rather a lot for the one image that authorises things in your name.
Draw mode: an actual signature
The drawing pad smooths your strokes into natural curves, supports mouse, touch and stylus, and offers black, blue and red ink with adjustable thickness. A tip that improves almost everyone’s result: sign on a phone or tablet with your finger or a stylus — it feels like signing paper, while mouse signatures tend to wobble. Undo removes the last stroke, so a shaky ending doesn’t mean starting over. On export the tool auto-crops to your ink, so you get a tight signature image, not a huge empty canvas.
Type mode: the fast professional option
Type your name and choose from four signature-style fonts — from formal script (Great Vibes) to relaxed handwriting (Caveat). It’s the ten-second route to a consistent, legible “signature” for email footers, invoices, quotations and anywhere a hand-drawn scrawl isn’t required. Combine it with our Invoice Generator or Quotation Generator for documents that look properly finished.
Why transparent PNG matters
A signature saved with a white box around it looks pasted-on the moment it lands on a coloured form, a scanned letter or a PDF with any background. Transparent PNG keeps only the ink, so the signature sits on the document like it was signed there. Untick the option if you specifically need a white-backed image (some upload forms require it — exam and application portals often do; pair with the Image Resizer when they also demand exact pixel sizes).
Signing PDFs, and a word on legality
To place your signature directly onto a PDF contract, use our Add Signature to PDF tool — draw here, download, and stamp it there, or draw in that tool directly. Honest note: a signature image is fine for everyday letters, invoices and internal paperwork, but it is not a cryptographic e-signature — for contracts requiring verified digital signing (with identity and audit trails), use a dedicated e-sign service. For everything else, this is the fastest way to stop printing, signing and re-scanning paper.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I create a signature image for free?
Draw your signature on the pad (or type your name and pick a cursive font), then download it as a PNG. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.
Why should the background be transparent?
A transparent PNG keeps only the ink, so your signature sits naturally on any document or coloured form. A white box around a signature instantly looks pasted-on.
How do I add my signature to a PDF?
Download your signature here, then use our Add Signature to PDF tool to place it on any page — or draw directly in that tool. Both run privately in your browser.
Is a signature image legally binding?
For everyday letters, invoices and internal documents it’s widely accepted. For contracts requiring verified digital signatures with identity and audit trails, use a dedicated e-signature service — an image alone isn’t a cryptographic e-signature.
Is my signature stored anywhere?
No — it’s drawn and exported entirely in your browser, never uploaded or saved. For something as sensitive as your signature, that’s the point.