<p>From what I know all fonts put the character in a 'perfect' square.
Handwritten, Chinese/Japanese people do not put them in a perfet square of course.</p>

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<p>Are all Chinese characters in all fonts placed in a perfect square grid, or are there fonts which make characters slightly rectangular such as 5:6 aspect ratio or 8:9 aspect ratio, etc. E.g. you find stuff like this all over the place, but I haven't seen any rectangle versions.</p>

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Define the aspect ratio of a Chinese Character in a font
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Are Chinese characters always in a perfect square shape, or are there fonts with rectangular characters?
# Are Chinese characters always in a perfect square shape, or are there fonts with rectangular characters?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-28)

Are all Chinese characters in all fonts placed in a perfect square grid, or are there fonts which make characters slightly rectangular such as 5:6 aspect ratio or 8:9 aspect ratio, etc. E.g. you find stuff like this all over the place, but I haven't seen any rectangle versions.

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-08-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

From what I know all fonts put the character in a 'perfect' square.
Handwritten, Chinese/Japanese people do not put them in a perfet square of course.


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