What signature types are available in Dropbox Sign?

Updated Mar 18, 2026

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This article describes a feature available to customers on Dropbox Sign Standard and Premium plans.

Dropbox Sign supports three types of signatures. You can choose which types you’ll accept on your signature requests:

  • Signature drawn with a touchpad or mouse
  • Typed signature
  • Uploaded image of signature

When a recipient signs your document, they only see the signature options you selected on your Settings page.

How to choose signature types

  1. Log in to sign.dropbox.com.
  2. Hover over your email address in the upper-right corner.
  3. Select My Settings from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click the Team tab and scroll to Preferences.
  5. Under Accepted signature types, click the boxes for the types you prefer. You can choose any or all types of signatures.
  6. Click Save.
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Notes:

  • Your settings don’t apply to existing Dropbox Sign customers who have saved signatures in their account. In these instances, a signer can use any of their saved signatures, even if they’re different from the types you selected.
  • For Dropbox Sign users (requestors or signers) who have their language set to Japanese or have data residency set to JA, Dropbox Sign now supports colored signatures to enable the use of Hanko and other personal stamps. Previously, uploaded images were converted to black and white.

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