Japanese typefaces

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Shotai (書体) is the

• regular script,
• seal script,
• clerical script,
• running script
  , and
• cursive script

as well as Japanese styles like

• Edomoji

It also includes Japanese typefaces such as

• Minchō
  and
• Gothic

Examples

• 
  武道 (budō) in regular script
• 
  真誥 (shinkō) in seal script
• 
  龜 (a kyūjitai form of 亀, kame) in clerical script
• 
  Calligraphy of Noubyuki Abe, an example of running script or semi-cursive script
• 
  侍 (samurai) in semi-cursive script
• 
  江戸文字 (edomoji) in chōchinmoji, a form of edomoji
• 
  ひげ文字 (higemoji) in higemoji), another form of edomoji
• 
  明朝體 (Minchōtai), an example of

  Minchō movable type

  made in 1912 by Tsukiji Type Foundry
• 
  ゴシック体 (goshikku-tai) in several

  Japanese gothic typefaces

See also

• POP (Point of Purchase typeface)

External links

• Terms Used in Font Information Processing (in Japanese)

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