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Are there different 'fonts' in Chinese?

The Latin alphabet can be written different ways, with different fonts, to seem whimsical, staid, childish, antique, foreign, experimental, light-hearted and any of a number of other things. Can Chinese characters be written in different fonts?

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1. Absolutely. Most written languages can use any number of fonts. http://www.clearchinese.com/resources/fonts.htm
2. For Chinese, there are 2 different types of writing. There is the Traditional form, which is also known as the Complicated characters. It is the type of writing that has been used for years and still used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and all over the world except Mainland China. The newer form of writing that is used primarily on Mainland China is called Simplied form. Basically, it cuts down the complicated writing with less strokes. As a result, there are less to write but much less in aesthetic. There are a few other variation, but these are not any significant form of writing. There is a form to teach children pronounciation. Chinese do not use Latin alphabets.
3. There are very many. Block. caligraphy, etc.
4. Yes there are loads. If you ever go to a Chinatown or Hong Kong where there are thousands of billboards and advertisements everywhere you can see these fonts for yourself: http://z.about.com/d/goasia/1/0/D/w/1/hk-percivalstreet-C2-RINGO.jpg
5. Besides two main writing systems (Traditional Characters and Simplified ones) there are 1) ancient characters (which look more like pictures) 2) special cursive which was used for fast writing 3) plenty of calligraphy styles 4) many types of modern fonts which can turn standard characters into a throng of skeletons of a cloud of bubbles :)