Japanese typefaces

Japanese typefaces

nihongo|Shotai|書体| is the Japanese word for writing style and typeface. "Shotai" covers the calligraphic writing styles, such as
*seal script,
*clerical script,
*running script, and
*cursive scriptas well as Japanese styles like
*Edomoji.It also includes Japanese typefaces such as
*Minchō and
*Gothic.

External links

* [http://www.y-adagio.com/public/standards/tr_fnttrm/main.htm Terms Used in Font Information Processing] (in Japanese)
*sljfaq|shotai|shotai (includes illustrations).


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