仿宋

fǎngsòng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Fangsong typeface
  2. 2 imitation Song-dynasty typeface
  3. 3 Fang-Song font

Examples

Gōngwén chángyòng fǎngsòng páibǎn.
Official documents are often set in Fangsong.
Qǐng bǎ zhèngwén gǎichéng fǎngsòng sì hào.
Please change the body text to Fangsong size 4.

Tips

history
Literally 'imitation Song'. Early-20th-century design by brothers and imitating Song-dynasty hand-cut woodblock lettering — thinner, more uniform strokes than modern 宋体, with a slight handwritten angle. Standard face for Chinese government documents (公文) under GB/T 9704.
usage
Don't confuse with 宋体. 宋体 = modern printed Song (thick vertical / thin horizontal). 仿宋 = the older-style imitation, thinner and more even-stroked. Windows/Word ships both as separate fonts.

Stroke Order

仿 fǎng
Sòng