Letter-Spacing Regularity
How consistent the horizontal gap between your letters stays, measured by the coefficient of variation of ink-blob gap widths along the marked line — erratic spacing breaks the reading rhythm even when the letters themselves are sound
The five levels
Each anchor describes what separates one level from the next — not a general description of quality. This is the text the evaluator itself reads.
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Level 1 Below Standard
Gap-width coefficient of variation greater than 40% — visibly chaotic letter spacing
Example A 5px gap followed by a 40px gap on the same line
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Level 2 Approaching
28-40% coefficient of variation
Example A noticeable but not chaotic variance between gaps
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Level 3 At Standard
18-28% coefficient of variation — acceptable regularity for a learner
Example Limited variance between the line's gaps
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Level 4 Above Standard
10-18% coefficient of variation — largely regular spacing
Example Gaps of closely similar size across the line
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Level 5 Exemplary
10% coefficient of variation or less — a near-uniform spacing rhythm across the whole line
Example Gaps of near-equal width across the line
Where does your own work sit on these levels?
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Read my work by this criterionOther criteria in the same art
Your writing line's deviation from true horizontal, in degrees, computed by a real geometric Hough transform on your own photo's pixels — never a visual estimate
The five levels →How closely your alif's height in the panel (measured in pixels relative to your own reference dot) matches the documented traditional ratio for the declared script (Naskh ~5 dots, Thuluth ~7 dots) — not measured for scripts outside the classical dot system (Ruq'ah/Diwani/Kufic)
The five levels →How consistently your pen's stroke direction holds across several points in your panel, measured from the local ink orientation around each point you mark (a platform-declared measurement standard, not a historical figure) — an unstable pen angle signals inconsistent pen-grip control, not a letter-shape flaw
The five levels →How smoothly the pen moves between connected letters, with no unintended stops or breaks in the ligature — judged by a vision model pointing at a specific location in the image, never a generic impression
The five levels →Fidelity to the SPECIFIC declared script's own distinguishing features — Thuluth's letter interlocking and ornamentation, Ruq'ah's simplicity and speed, Diwani's flowing flourish, or Kufic's right angles — not one generic standard applied uniformly to every script
The five levels →How steady the pen's stroke thickness stays along one letter you mark (measured by the coefficient of variation of several cross-section widths along that same stroke) — thickness varying WITHIN one stroke signals uncontrolled pen pressure, unlike the intentional thick/thin contrast between different strokes in the script itself
The five levels →How steady the same letter's height (relative to your own reference dot) stays every time it recurs across your panel — a real calligraphic principle: one letter must not vary in size within the same piece, independent of any external reference figure
The five levels →The balance of how letters and words are distributed across the whole panel's space, and how the larger gaps (between words and lines) relate proportionally to the smaller ones (between letters)
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