free writing personality test
what's your writing aura?
Three questions, about a minute. We read how you write, not what you write about, and tell you which of twelve writers you are. You also get the classic writer whose sentences move most like yours.
The writing aura is Kindredly's free writing personality test. Kindredly is an anonymous penpal app that matches strangers by how they write.
Free, and no sign-up. What you type stays on this device.
there are twelve kinds of writer.feed her 15 words, then next
what you get
three questions. about a minute.
- 01which of the twelve writers you are, and their stamp
- 02the habits she can already quote
- 03nine bars for the nine things she reads
- 04one line naming the classic writer whose sentences move most like yours
for stories or posts
save your card.
It's drawn on this device and goes to your phone's share sheet, or into your downloads. Nothing is uploaded, and the corner says kindredly.io/aura, so the card is also the way back.
Send it to your best friend. Or your situationship.
kindredly.io/aura?vs=a…
The link carries your result and your scores, never your words.
the night courier
Your truest letters get written after midnight.
- lowercase loyalist
- sentence weaver
- question asker
what's yours?
a sample card · yours is drawn after question 3
Keep her
your longest answer will start your first letter.
Keep going and your longest answer becomes the draft of your first letter, yours to change, and all three answers start your writing match. A courier carries the letter to the desks of strangers who write the way you do. Your name isn't on it. If one of them writes back, she brings the reply home.
01here, on the web
Right now she lives only in this browser, for two weeks. It's free, and you can add Google, Apple or an email at the end. Nothing goes out until the last step, when you let her go.
02then on iPhone
Keep her here before you open the app. The app can't see this browser, but once you sign in there with the same Apple, Google or email, she answers to the same name.
free · no profile · no photos of you
how the writing aura works
she reads nine things in how you write.
None of them is about what you said. They're about the way you said it.
It reads the shape of your writing: how long your sentences run, where you pause, which small words you lean on, how you end a thought. It's the same engine the Kindredly app uses.
- Vocabulary
- the words only you choose
- Sentence Shape
- the shape your sentences take
- Rhythm
- the rhythm hiding in your sentences
- Emotional Range
- the feelings under your words
- Perspective
- how you see the world
- Function Words
- the small words you lean on
- Punctuation
- where you pause, and why
- Structure
- how your thoughts land
- Quirks
- the patterns nobody else has
the twelve writers
there are twelve kinds of writer. you're one of them.
- 01
the window watcher
You see whole lives in strangers' windows.
- 02
the night courier
Your truest letters get written after midnight.
- 03
the pocket archivist
You keep small moments the way coats keep ticket stubs.
- 04
the soft cartographer
You map feelings by walking their streets first.
- 05
the static listener
You hear what hums underneath ordinary noise.
- 06
the unsent editor
You rewrite the thing ten times, then almost send it.
- 07
the weather reporter
You tell your inner weather like it's the morning news.
- 08
the ellipsis keeper
You leave doors open at the ends of sentences.
- 09
the blunt valentine
You say it plain, and it still lands soft.
- 10
the slow confetti
Your joy arrives in small bright pieces.
- 11
the margin scribbler
Your best lines happen in the margins.
- 12
the deep diver
You go down until the water gets quiet.
faq · writing aura
questions about the test.
Is the writing aura test free?
Yes. There's no account, no email and nothing to pay.
Does anyone see what I type?
No. The test runs in your browser and nothing you type is sent to us. Your answers stay on this device. If you keep going and sign up, your longest answer starts your first letter, which only goes out when you send it, and your three answers start your writing match: only numbers about their rhythm are kept, never the words.
How does it work?
It reads the shape of your writing rather than what it says: how long your sentences run, where you pause, which small words you lean on, how you end a thought. That's nine dimensions, and then it finds which of the twelve writers you're closest to. It's the same engine the Kindredly app uses.
What does my writing look like?
Your card shows it: which of the twelve writers you are, the habits she can already quote, nine bars for the nine things she reads, and one line naming the classic writer whose sentences move most like yours. You can save it for stories or posts.
Which famous writer do I write like?
The test sets your three answers against sixteen classic writers who wrote in English, Spanish or Chinese, from Song-dynasty China to the twentieth century. It checks four things: whether your sentences run long or short, pause a lot or flow, ask questions or tell, and close or trail off. Each combination belongs to exactly one of them, so the same answers always get the same name. It's about rhythm, not character: a match of cadence, not a verdict on your writing.
Why only three questions?
Three short answers are enough for a first read. Some of the nine things come clear straight away; the rest come clear the more you write, which is what happens if you keep her.
Can I compare with a friend?
Yes. After your result, tap “compare with a friend” and send the link. When they take the test, they'll see how alike the two of you write. The link carries your result and your scores, never your words.
What's the bird?
Your courier. She hatches from what you wrote, and on Kindredly she carries your letters to strangers who write like you.