Traditional Chinese fonts

Dollar Inscription TC

Tall, poised seal-script forms from the JFZSK revival; original thin strokes retained.

山水清音

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Font details

Writing system
Traditional Chinese
Design
Inscription
Glyphs
3062
Mapped characters
3060
Licence
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Foundation
Jingfeng_ZSKSS
Outline method
Solid from licensed foundation
Weight
Requested 400; foundation 400; native
Treatment
Solid
Treatment strength
0.85
Stroke width
Vertical stems x0.87; horizontal stems x1.1
Contrast
Source vertical-to-horizontal stem ratio x0.7909
Terminals
Inherited
Spacing
Source advances preserved; bearings adjusted to retain origins
Marks
Combining marks and tiny details retain the foundation outlines
Hinting
Source TrueType instructions removed; renderer autohinting
Units per em
1000
Writing style
Artistic ink
Foundation design
Jingfeng_ZSKSS
Design class
Experimental variant
Coverage
Limited seal-script repertoire. Modern input codes map to archaic forms, not standard Traditional/Simplified glyph shapes. No missing glyphs are supplied from another font.
Creative mood
Weathered and monumental
Writing tradition
Zhongshan seal-script revival
Visual treatment
Solid
Historical basis
Modern revival inspired by Warring States Zhongshan bronze inscriptions; not an archaeological facsimile.
Artistic intent
Weathered and monumental

Coverage and use

Character coverage is inherited from the licensed foundation. The specimen is a sample, not a promise of complete language support. Check the included coverage and provenance files for your project.

A licensed derivative, not independently hand-drawn outlines.

Automated shaping proofs do not replace review by a fluent reader.

Taiwan-oriented forms. Hong Kong-specific forms need a separate source.

Limited seal-script repertoire. Modern input codes map to archaic forms, not standard Traditional/Simplified glyph shapes. No missing glyphs are supplied from another font.

Does not cover the standard group proof: U+88E1, U+9593, U+9AD4

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