Hanzi Writer
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 4 Oct 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 4 Sep 2026. How this is checked
Hanzi Writer is a free, open-source JavaScript library for displaying Chinese character stroke-order animations and interactive practice quizzes. It supports more than 9,000 simplified and traditional characters and can be embedded in webpages or mobile applications using HTML5 and SVG.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Adding Chinese character stroke-order animations and interactive practice quizzes to web and mobile applications.
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Audience: developers building Chinese language-learning applications
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Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, embeddable
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Record sources: hanziwriter.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
In the Frameworks & SDKs space, Hanzi Writer takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on adding Chinese character stroke-order animations and interactive practice quizzes to web and mobile applications. Inferred · not functionally tested: Hanzi Writer is an open-source project aimed at developers building Chinese language-learning applications. Basis unknown · not verified: Hanzi Writer is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: Hanzi Writer is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.
It is developed by Hanzi Writer contributors, and it first shipped in 2014. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 4.9k stars. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include Stroke Animations, Practice Quizzes, and Simplified Characters.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Stroke Animations
- Practice Quizzes
- Simplified Characters
- Traditional Characters
- 9,000+ Characters
- SVG Rendering
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
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Indexing history
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- Indexed4 Sep · 02:40 UTCHanzi Writer: JavaScript library for Chinese stroke order animations and quizzes seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Hanzi Writer
- What is Hanzi Writer?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Hanzi Writer focuses on adding Chinese character stroke-order animations and interactive practice quizzes to web and mobile applications. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
- Who should use Hanzi Writer?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Hanzi Writer is an open-source project built for developers building Chinese language-learning applications.
- Does Hanzi Writer have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Hanzi Writer is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Hanzi Writer run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Hanzi Writer runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
- Is Hanzi Writer still active?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 4 Oct 2026.
- Who makes Hanzi Writer?
- Hanzi Writer is developed by Hanzi Writer contributors.
- How long has Hanzi Writer been around?
- Hanzi Writer first shipped in 2014.
- Is Hanzi Writer open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Hanzi Writer is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.
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