What is ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition)?
ICR is an advanced form of OCR that recognizes handwritten or cursive characters using machine learning.
Intelligent Character Recognition extends classic OCR with neural networks trained on handwritten data. While OCR handles printed text reliably, ICR is what makes handwritten forms, signatures, and notes machine-readable. Accuracy varies with handwriting clarity and language.
Also known as
- Intelligent Character Recognition
- handwriting OCR
Related terms
- OCR (Optical Character Recognition) — OCR is the technology that converts text inside an image or scanned PDF into machine-readable, searchable, editable text.
- OCR Confidence Score — A 0–100 score an OCR engine assigns to each recognized character or word, indicating how certain it is.
Category: OCR