The original style of kanji is a primitive, rounded and natural. They are first written on bone. This kanji style is a less primitive but more formal. Many Japanese tattoo designers use t an old fashioned kanji to create more stylish one. Their idea is to go back to nature feeling. Some of those kanji fonts are unique, traditional and modern styles. But, as the time goes by, the old fashioned style has been evolved into more stylized one.

The following we introduced are the most stylish and popular fonts that the designers use to write kanji symbols in Japanese tattoos:

SOSHO Kanji Styles Japanese tattoo is the most modern kanji fonts. It is more cursive than the other fonts. SOSHO Kanji style is developed when Japanese designers start to draw calligraphy with brushes and wanted to make it flowed more smoothly. This SOSHO is often seen in the Karate and Akido Dojo places. They can also been noted in the TV or movies. These styles are considered as the most "Japanese look" fonts.

MINCHO Kanji Styles are used in everyday newspapers and magazines. These styles are written with the MINCHO fonts. In English, these fonts like Times Roman. If you visit Japan, it is very common to see these kanji styles. MINCHO fonts with Pop, modern, round design are getting more popular in print and billboard advertising and tattoos.