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[css-fonts-4] Actually say what Fang Song is.
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Glyphs in cursive fonts generally use a more informal script style,
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and the result looks more like handwritten pen or brush writing than printed letterwork.
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CSS uses the term "cursive" to apply to a font for any script,
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For example, Kaiti (Chinese), which uses a brush-based style,
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would be classified as a CSS ''cursive'' font family.
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CSS uses the term "cursive" to apply to a font for any script,
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although other names such as Chancery, Brush, Swing and Script are also used in font names.
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<dt id="fangsong-def"><dfn>fangsong</dfn>
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This font family is used for fang song typefaces in Chinese.
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This font family is used for Fang Song typefaces in Chinese.
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Fang Song is a relaxed, indermediate form
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between Song (''serif'') and Kai (''cursive'').
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Typically, the horizontal lines are tilted,
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the endpoint flourishes are smaller,
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and there is less variation in stroke width,
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compared to a Song style.
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<h3 id="font-weight-prop">Font weight: the 'font-weight!!property' property</h3>

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