(1) Origin of boldface fonts: Chinese fonts created under the influence of modern Western printing fonts
Features: thicker strokes, basically consistent horizontal and vertical strokes, and slightly thicker vertical strokes
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Style: solemn, powerful, simple and generous, eye-catching
Disadvantages: Because the font is thick and thick, it will be unclear when reduced and is not suitable for use as content
(2) Round Body: petty bourgeoisie, snobbery, commercial taste. This font first appeared in overseas business situations, also known as linear. The characters are larger, the structure is square and full, the pen shape is soft, the gaps are even, the characters are larger, and the whiteness is appropriate, it can be used for text, advertisements, and explanations
(3) Official script:
The structure of official script Flat, neat, and exquisite. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, pointillism such as strokes and strokes were beautified into upward strokes, with varying weights and fluctuations. It enhanced the beauty of the calligraphy plastic art, the styles became more diversified, and the value of art appreciation was greatly improved.
(4) Regular script:
Regular script is also called "official script" and "real script". It gradually evolved from official script and became more simplified. The shape of the characters changed from flat to square, and the strokes were simplified. The wave style of Han Li is horizontal and vertical. It is characterized by neat rules, so it is called Kaifa. This is because this calligraphy can be used as a "model" popular calligraphy style and has been used to this day.
(5) The origin of Song style characters : Song Dynasty printing font
Features: square font, thin horizontally and thick vertically. At the end of the horizontal painting and at the turning point of the horizontal and vertical paintings, the thickness of the corners, dots, strokes, strokes, hooks and vertical strokes are basically the same
Style: elegant and neat, solemn and generous, the most popular Chinese character printing style in history Long fonts
Disadvantages: The horizontal and vertical strokes are too different, and the horizontal strokes are easily missing and difficult to identify, so it is not suitable for use in content