"The Way of Type — Modernisation of Chinese Typography" exhibition opened at the Welgemeend Function and Conference Venue in Cape Town, South Africa on April 19. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

Currently, most of the characters that we see are not handwritten characters, but rather the typeface data that is printed on paper or displayed on the computer screenfont"is. There are many kinds of ...

There are roughly 80,000 Chinese characters in sum and about 3,500 of them are commonly used. The history of typefaces for Chinese characters can be dated back to the 7th century, when engraving ...

Turn on your mobile phone, set the system language to “Chinese,” and watch as the interface instantly converts to Chinese text. Now, look closely at the characters. At first glance, their component ...

A series of exhibitions, activities and forums helped promote Thursday's International Chinese Language Day, established by the United Nations, to a broader audience. To mark the 14th International ...

Here’s a thought experiment: Close your eyes and imagine the font you’d use to depict the word “Chinese.” There’s a good chance you pictured letters made from the swingy, wedge-shaped strokes you’ve ...