Twelve short guides on electronic and digital signatures: how to create one free, whether it is legally binding, and how to get it into Word, PDF, and Google Docs. Each links to the free signature tool so you can make your own in minutes.
How to create an electronic signature for free
Skip the print-sign-scan loop: draw once, reuse everywhere.
How to add your signature to PDF, Word, and Google Docs
Where the insert-image option hides in each app.
Are digital signatures legally binding?
What the ESIGN Act and eIDAS actually say, and the exceptions.
Do courts accept digital signatures?
Admissibility versus weight, and the evidence that makes an e-signature hold up.
ESIGN vs UETA: laws by state
How the federal floor and 49 state laws stack, and where New York and Illinois differ.
Free digital signature: how to sign without paying
What free covers, and where certificates become mandatory.
How to create a digital signature
Draw or type it, pick a style, download a transparent PNG.
What is an AI signature generator?
How it works, and the difference between AI, electronic, and digital signatures.
How to add a handwritten signature in Word
Three methods: image insert, Draw tab, and signature line.
Electronic signature vs digital signature
The difference in plain English, and which one everyday contracts need.
How to create a signature on iPhone
Three free ways: Markup, a browser generator, and Mail's preview.
Signature with a transparent background
Kill the white box. Transparent PNG in two minutes, or via a photo.
Is a typed signature legally binding?
What courts actually look at, and where typed names fall short.
Signature ideas for your name
Ten styles from readable cursive to a personal mark.
What is a wet signature?
Pen on paper, when ink is still required by law, and why a scan no longer counts.
How to make a cursive signature
Build a cursive signature you can repeat at speed, on any surface, under pressure.
Which documents cannot be signed electronically
Wills, family law filings, court orders: the ESIGN and UETA exclusion list, plus state variations.
Are electronic signatures legal in the UK?
ECA 2000, retained eIDAS, and the Law Commission view, including deeds and witnessing.
Ready to make yours? Open the free signature tool and draw or type your signature now.