<p>Actually there is a lot of styles when it comes to handwriting.  You can check out this page <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%B9%A6%E6%B3%95" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%B9%A6%E6%B3%95</a>. It can be quite hard to understand sometimes. like this one <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8D%89%E4%B9%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8D%89%E4%B9%A6</a> .</p>

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<p>I'm wondering how much freedom a designer has of a Chinese character, if they must make every stroke exactly in the correct position and thickness and direction and shape and everything, or if they can have some freedom in where it's placed, its orientation, emphasis/focusability in the context of the whole character, etc.</p>

<p>I would like to know how much creative freedom you have in designing a custom look and feel for a Chinese character.</p>

<p>I'm looking at for example the variation in styles <a href="https://www.freechinesefont.com/category/modern/page/3/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>, but other than thickness of the character strokes they all look pretty similar. You don't see highly custom designs like you do with the Latin alphabet, which is the reason for the question. Even <a href="https://www.monotype.com/resources/font-stories/a-digital-ready-chinese-sans-serif-is-born/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this modern sans-serif font looks similar to the others</a>. <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/handwriting-chinese-characters-the-minimum-requirements/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This</a> was helpful.</p>

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http://m.fonts.net.cn/fonts-zh-3.html there are many creative fonts you can make comparison XD
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The amount you can adjust a Chinese characters look without it changing meaning
# The amount you can adjust a Chinese characters look without it changing meaning

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-12)

I'm wondering how much freedom a designer has of a Chinese character, if they must make every stroke exactly in the correct position and thickness and direction and shape and everything, or if they can have some freedom in where it's placed, its orientation, emphasis/focusability in the context of the whole character, etc.

I would like to know how much creative freedom you have in designing a custom look and feel for a Chinese character.

I'm looking at for example the variation in styles [here](https://www.freechinesefont.com/category/modern/page/3/), but other than thickness of the character strokes they all look pretty similar. You don't see highly custom designs like you do with the Latin alphabet, which is the reason for the question. Even [this modern sans-serif font looks similar to the others](https://www.monotype.com/resources/font-stories/a-digital-ready-chinese-sans-serif-is-born/). [This](https://www.hackingchinese.com/handwriting-chinese-characters-the-minimum-requirements/) was helpful.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: http://m.fonts.net.cn/fonts-zh-3.html there are many creative fonts you can make comparison XD  
> **username_2**: https://www.qt86.com/  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-01-13. Score: 1

Actually there is a lot of styles when it comes to handwriting. You can check out this page <https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%B9%A6%E6%B3%95>. It can be quite hard to understand sometimes. like this one <https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8D%89%E4%B9%A6> .


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