XIANGQI FONT

This xiangqi font file is developed to facilitate creating, editing and publishing xiangqi diagrams in all MS Windows platform and is free for all non-commercial purposes.

Here is a preview of the printout and documentation and examples in MS Word format.

• Download
• Keyboard Mapping
• Pieces Notation
• Board Configuration
• Notes on using Xiangqi Font
• Disclaimer
• Comments and Suggestions

Download:

You can download the complete package (including xiangqi.ttf and this file) from xqfont.zip.

Keyboard Mapping:

Pieces Notation:

Board Configuration:

Notes on using Xiangqi Font:

• Install Xiangqi font file (xiangqi.ttf) into your Windows 3.1/95/98/NT system with the Control Panel. Be reminded to copy the font file to your harddisk.
• You can use the font for publishing or writing web pages for non-commercial purposes.
• Check and adjust the character size and line height/spacing of your editing software.
  If you use MS Word, set the line height as the xiangqi font size or you will see a poorly spaced xiangqi board.
• Since the pieces' names are on the inner parts of the characters only, you may prefer larger font size and line height for better viewing.
• The xiangqi pieces notation follows World Xiangqi Federation (WXF).  Red pieces are represented by lowercase letters and black pieces by uppercase letters.
• You can copy a blank xiangqi board and paste it onto the appropriate space of your works before entering the pieces to make diagrams easily.
• If you have not decided where to place the xiangqi diagram onto your publication, you may put the diagram onto a text block first and revise its position later. This makes your page layout position much easier.
• If you encounter a blank space on the quote character ( ' ), your editing software might probably change the character to open / close quote characters ( ‘ / ’ ) automatically. This problem can be avoided by either one of the three following methods:
  1. paste the xiangqi board characters from existing files instead of type it manually;
  2. undo your last edit -- the quote character transformation;
  3. disable the automatic quotation correction function of your editor.
• The above are usage guidelines in general only. Users should notice that the operational details of different editors may vary among each other.
• If you have installed the font properly, you can read this page.

Disclaimer:

This software is provided as is, without warranty of any kind.  The author of this software disclaim all warranties of any kind.  In no event shall the author of this software be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if the author of this software had been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Comments and Suggestions:

You are more than welcome to give me your comments and suggestions at kaiwan@graduate.hku.hk .