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<h1>KanjiVG</h1>
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<p>
  KanjiVG (Kanji Vector Graphics)
  provides <a href="glossary.html#vector-graphics">vector graphics</a>
  and other information about <a href="glossary.html#kanji">kanji</a>
  used by the Japanese language. For each character, it provides an
  <a href="glossary.html#svg">SVG</a> file which gives the shape and
  direction of its strokes, as well as
  the <a href="glossary.html#stroke-order">stroke order</a>. Each file
  is also enriched with information about the components of the
  character such as the <a href="glossary.html#radical">radical</a>,
  or the type of stroke employed.
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<p>
  It is very easy to create stroke order diagrams, animations, kanji
  dictionaries, and much more using
  KanjiVG. See <a href="projects.html">Projects using KanjiVG</a> for
  a growing list of applications of the KanjiVG data.
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<h2>Using</h2>

<p>
  The KanjiVG diagrams are simply SVG files, and may be viewed in any
  web browser or other SVG viewer.  See the links at the left under
  "Format" for details of the file internals.
</p>

<h2>Reporting errors</h2>

<p>
  Report incorrect kanji at the KanjiVG

  <a href="https://github.com/KanjiVG/kanjivg/issues">Github issues</a>

  page. You need a Github account. Alternatively, use the mailing
  list.
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<h2>Licence</h2>

<p>
  KanjiVG is copyright &copy; 2009-{{ site.year }} Ulrich Apel. It is released
  under the
  <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">Creative
  Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0</a> license.
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<h2>Contact</h2>

<p>
  Use our <a href="{{ site.group }}"">mailing list</a> to report
  mistakes, or discuss anything related to KanjiVG.
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