eSignature in Google Docs: How To Insert Yours (2024)

This is the ultimate guide to adding a signature in Google Docs by:

• Inserting a drawing in G-Docs.
• Creating your signature image and adding it in Docs.

Let’s get at it.

How to Add a Signature in Google Docs

1. Open a Google Docs file.
2. Click Insert → Drawing → New.
3. Select Line and Scribble.
4. Draw or handwrite your signature;
5. Click Save and Close → Place it.

To reuse your signature in Google Docs: Right-click the signature and download it in your preferred format: PDF, JPG, PNG or SVG.

To get a transparent signature, save it as a PNG or SVG (these file formats don’t have any background colour).

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Alternative: Sign a Google Doc online

Use an online signature generator to download the image of your signature and insert it in Google Docs:

1. Create your online signature below;
2. Click the button to download it;
3. Open your preferred Google Docs file;
4. Drag & Drop your signature image in Google Docs.

You can simply copy the signature image and paste it in Google Docs.

Reuse the electronic signature you made with SignHouse for Google Docs as many times as you need for all of your documents.

Pro Tip: Use our free Google Docs Contract Templates.