Chinese calligraphy generator
Give us your name, or a Chinese name you already have, and it is written in four classic scripts: running script (行书), cursive (草书), clerical (隶书) and seal script (篆书). The characters are painted by an image model from a reviewed name, then the ink is lifted off the paper and traced to vectors, so every piece is a transparent PNG and an SVG that stays sharp at any size. The first piece is written free so you can see the hand before you buy.
Already have a Chinese name?
Choose how it is written
Four pieces per collection. You can add another collection afterwards.
The first piece is written now, free. Unlock the rest when you like it.
How it works
Enter your name and choose a Chinese name, or type the Chinese name you already have.
Pick the Calligraphy collection and an ink colour. The first script is written now, free.
Unlock the other three for the full-resolution files, the poster and the practice sheets.
Questions
Is the calligraphy real brush writing?
It is generated by an image model that paints the characters of a reviewed name on paper; we then trace the ink into vectors. It is art made for you, not a scan of a historical hand, and we say so on every page.
Which script should I choose?
Running script is the everyday elegant hand and the easiest to read; clerical is stately and square; seal script is the ancient form used on seals; cursive is the wildest and least legible. Our guide to the scripts shows one name in all four.
Can I print it?
Yes. Transparent PNG at full resolution, SVG vector, a 9:16 poster, and A4 practice sheets. Print, frame, embroider or engrave for personal use.
Read more
- The five Chinese calligraphy scripts, explained with one nameSeal, clerical, regular, running and cursive script: when each arose, how it looks, how legible it is, and which to choose for a name, a seal or a tattoo, shown with the same name written in each.