Primer on Japanese typographic rules

Опубликовано: 03 Июнь 2025
на канале: TypeWknd
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A talk by Norbert Preining

This presentation will introduce the particularities of typesetting Japanese with its mixture of writing systems (Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, Romaji). After going through some history examples we will dive into the requirements of modern day typesetting Japanese with mixtures of languages and writing systems. After the general introduction to typesetting with Kanji, we will discuss a few typesetting systems and their support for proper Japanese layout.