For general information about developing non-English Web sites, see the Encoding Tutorial or the Web Layout sections. This section presents information specific to Chinese. The long mark (macron) is not available there.
Mac Accent Codes, X = any letterĪ more limited set of accent codes are if the Windows International keyboard is activated. If you activate the Extended (ABC) Keyboard on the Macintosh, the following codes allow you to type different accent codes. You can also view generic documentation for
Yabla How to type Chinese using Pinyin gives detailed instructions for activating Chinese pinyin input on both Windows and Macintosh as well as iPhone and Droid.
Mac OS X – Hei, STHeiti Light and Regular, STFangsong, STKaiti, STSong, KaiĪctivate Input/Typing Utilities Different Input Options.Windows – SimSun, NSimSun, SimHei, Microsoft YaHei, others.Mac OS X – AppleLiGothiic Medium, Li Hei Pro, Apple LiSung, BiauKai, LiSongPro.Windows – MingLiU, PMingLiU, Microsoft JhengHei.
Font Recommendationsīoth Windows and Mac (and mobile platforms) provide a set of Japanese fonts, but more decorative versions may be found through font vendors or font download sites. If these sites are not displaying correctly, see the Browser Setup page for set up information.
Note: The script does also have a phonetic component.Īlthough there are several distinct varieties (or "dialects") spoken in China including Mandarin and Cantonese (Hong Kong),they can all read many of the same "written words" because the script is more based on meaning, not on sound. Represents a single concept characters are then combined The Chinese script is a logographic script structured so that each character Activate Input/Typing Utilities for Typing.