M Ying Hei, the new Chinese equivalent to Latin sans serif classics like Helvetica, Frutiger or Univers Monotype’s Ying Hei™ Monotype’s Ying Hei™ is a new Chinese sans serif typeface family designed and built for performance and elegance on screen and in print. It is available in five weights covering text and display sizes, with versions for Simplified and […]
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Monotype developed a global typeface family for Tencent, a leading provider of Internet-based services in China. Monotype Type Designer Julius Hui led the creation of the slanting, futuristic typeface which focused on creating a perfect harmony between Chinese, Japanese and Latin characters— allowing Tencent to deliver a consistent, recognizable brand voice, worldwide. Julius Hui worked closely […]
Read moreChoosing Chinese fonts for Chinese New Year Couplets Chinese couplet is called “Duilian”, “Duizi”. The couplet for Chinese Spring Festival is called “Chunlian” (春联). The first line is called upper couplet which is put up or hung on the right side of the front door and the other is called lower couplet which is placed […]
Read moreFeaturing M Ellan, M Elle and M Razor from Chinatype Design/Monotype: Simplified Chinese Fonts Syle M Elle is available in three styles – Light, Medium and XBold. To test sample text, click here. M Razor is available only in one style – XBold To test sample text, click here. M Ellan is available only in […]
Read moreChinese is written in two different varieties of characters: Traditional and Simplified. The characters in Traditional Chinese are often more intricate composed of many strokes; while the characters in Simplified Chinese uses forms which have been reduced to fewer strokes. Beyond the graphical contrasts of the two characters, they are used in different areas and […]
Read moreFeatured font: AR Yuan Simplified Chinese AR Yuan Simplified Chinese is available in 5 weights: Light, Medium, Bold, Heavy, Ultra. Featured font: AR Yuan Traditional Chinese AR Yuan Traditional Chinese is available in 6 weights: Light, Medium, Bold, Heavy, Extra, Ultra. To order Chinese fonts, please email info@alttype.com.sg
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