Japanese Yakumono (Punctuation Marks and Symbols)

Collected symbols, such as circles, triangles, square figures, weather marks, etc., vary depending on the font set. It is a point to show the figures in visually the same size, not to arrang…

Similar to the previously-mentioned parentheses, there are several types of arrows. Depending on the arrow, each glyph must be prepared up and down, left and right. Using the same shape for …

I would like to talk about convoluted parentheses this time. In addition to having several types, such as parentheses “()” and square brackets “「」,” there are open and closed versions of eac…

Here, we discuss the macron and iteration mark. Although the macron (“ー”) looks like a simple straight line, it must be designed in accordance with each font. As there are differences in cre…

Japanese yakumono (punctuation marks and symbols) is a generic term for symbols (punctuation marks, parentheses, etc.) apart from words and numbers used in typesetting. In this series, I wou…