Under what circumstances can I keep or use variant characters?

Variant characters can be reserved or used in personal creation, artistic design and specific cultural fields.

Variants refer to variants of glyphs that are different from commonly used glyphs but have the same or similar meanings. In Chinese character culture, due to historical evolution and regional differences, many variants have been formed. In personal creation, such as calligraphy, painting, poetry creation and so on. Artists can choose to use variant characters according to their personal aesthetic and expression needs to add unique artistic effects. In the field of art design, variant characters can also be used for trademarks, signs, packaging design and so on. To show brand personality or attract attention. Some specific cultural fields, such as the study of ancient books and ancient philology, will also use variant characters to study and interpret ancient documents. It should be noted that in formal occasions and standard documents, standard commonly used glyphs are generally used.