(FORTUNE Small Business) – The way you cross your t's and dot your i's holds more meaning than you might think. Bart Baggett, a handwriting analyst and author of the forthcoming Success Secrets of the Rich and Happy, which deconstructs the scratchings of luminaries from George W. Bush to Howard Stern, says entrepreneurs' handwriting reveals traits such as confidence, enthusiasm, honesty, and strong communication skills. We asked Baggett to do a blind test of entrepreneurs, plus a ringer from FSB. (We hope our staffer doesn't run off to start her own business.) Answers below.

--BETH KWON

Healthy "y" loop: strong physical, sexual drive High "t"-bars: good self-image, strong leader, ambitious

Large spaces between words: generosity Narrow "y" or "y" loop: socially selective, careful of whom she trusts

Clean "o": Blunt, candid Connected letters that aren't traditionally connected: Fluidity of thought, intelligence

Answers: (top to bottom) Hugh Hefner (creator of Playboy), Arlyn Tobias Gajilan (FSB senior writer), Nina Zagat (co-creator of the Zagat guides)