What are the calligraphic fonts? What are they?

1, calligraphy font according to the traditional classification can be divided into five categories: running script font, cursive script font, official script font, seal script font and five kinds of regular script font, in each of the major categories and subdivided into a number of small categories, such as seal script according to the small categories of carving is divided into the big seal script, the small seal script, the regular script has a WeiBeiTangKaIai, cursive writing is divided into ZhangCao, this grass and wild grass, and so on.

2, running script: running script is based on the development of the origin of the official script, between the regular script, cursive a font, is to make up for the writing speed of the regular script is too slow and cursive difficult to recognize and produce. The word "xing" means "walking", so it is not as scribbly as cursive, nor as upright as regular script. In essence, it is the cursiveization of Regular Script or the regularization of Cursive Script. Regular law more than cursive law is called "Xing Kai", cursive law more than regular law is called "Xing Cao".

3. Cursive Script: Cursive Script is a typeface of Chinese characters characterized by simple structure and continuous strokes. Formed in the Han Dynasty, it was evolved on the basis of the official script for the sake of writing simplicity. There are Zhang Cao, Jin Cao, and Fan Cao, which feel beautiful in the midst of the frenzy. The Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining and Analysing Characters) says: "The Han Dynasty saw the emergence of cursive writing". Cursive writing began in the early Han Dynasty, which is characterized by: save the word of the terse, the rules of the loss of scribe, indulge in runaway, go to the speed of the rapid, because of the intention of the grass creation, known as the cursive book.

4, Clerical Script: Clerical Script, also known as Han Clerical, is a common Chinese character in a solemn font, the writing effect is slightly broad and flat, the horizontal painting is long and the straight painting is short, presented in the form of a rectangular shape, pay attention to the "silkworm head, goose tail", "a wave of three folds". Clerical script originated in the Qin Dynasty, organized by Cheng Miao, reached its peak in the Eastern Han Dynasty, later generations of calligraphy has an undeniable influence, calligraphy circles have "Han Li Tang Kai" said.

5, Seal Script: Seal Script is the collective name for the Big Seal Script and the Small Seal Script. Oracle bone script, three thousand years ago, is the earliest known script, mainly used for divination. The strokes are thin, strong and upright, with more straight lines. There are square and round strokes, as well as pointed strokes, and there are more "hanging needles" in the handwriting. The Big Seal Script refers to the Golden Script, Preliminary Script, and the Six Kingdoms Script, which preserve the distinctive features of ancient hieroglyphics. Small Seal Script, also known as "Qin Seal Script", is the common script of the Qin Dynasty, a simplified version of the Big Seal Script, which is characterized by an even and neat shape, and a font that is easier to write than the seal script.

6, Regular Script: The Regular Script is also known as the Regular Script, Zhenshu, Zhengshu. From Cheng Miao founded the gradual evolution of the official script, more simplified, horizontal and vertical. The regular script has the meaning of model, Zhang Huaiguan "book break" has been talked about first.