Message composition and customization in a user's handwriting style includes obtaining electronic source text from a user, the electronic source text to be sent to a recipient, ascertaining properties of the electronic source text, the properties including words used in the electronic source text and a context of the electronic source text, and the context including an emotion of the electronic source text, and building an electronic message based on the ascertained properties, the electronic message including the electronic source text presented graphically in a handwriting style of the user.