Behind the painstaking process of creating Chinese computer fonts More than 40 years ago, designers drew and edited thousands of characters by hand to make it possible to type and print in Chinese.

In Chinese fonts that make up sentences with a sequence of kanji with each meaning, the number of fonts required becomes enormous compared to languages that repeat characters with a limited number ...

Now, look closely at the characters. At first glance, their component strokes seem to have a consistent thickness reminiscent of Latin Sans Serif typefaces like Helvetica. This type of Chinese font is ...

In November, Gary Yau and his team plan to launch the font with 8,000 characters based on the old road signs, which are slowly being removed from the cityscape.

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The latest China National Image Global Survey, jointly released by China's major think tanks, unveiled its top 10 symbols of Chinese culture as put forward by an international audience.