Traditional Chinese fonts

Dollar Flowing Ink TC

Modern Zhi Mang Xing brush lettering; no named ancient calligrapher or dynasty attribution. Generous, open proportions emphasizing the source's stroke rhythm.

山水清音

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Font details

Writing system
Traditional Chinese
Design
Flowing Ink
Glyphs
7017
Mapped characters
7015
Licence
SIL Open Font License 1.1
Foundation
Zhi Mang Xing
Outline method
Solid from licensed foundation
Weight
Requested 400; foundation 400; native
Treatment
Solid
Treatment strength
1
Stroke width
Vertical stems x1.12; horizontal stems x1.05
Contrast
Source vertical-to-horizontal stem ratio x1.0667
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
Zhi Mang Xing
Design class
Experimental variant
Coverage
Simplified-oriented brush source with limited Traditional Chinese coverage. Missing characters are not filled from another style.
Creative mood
Expressive and lyrical
Writing tradition
Running-brush foundation
Visual treatment
Solid
Historical basis
Modern Zhi Mang Xing brush lettering; no named ancient calligrapher or dynasty attribution.
Artistic intent
Expressive and lyrical

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.

Simplified-oriented brush source with limited Traditional Chinese coverage. Missing characters are not filled from another style.

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

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