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Guides and answers about seal design, electronic signatures, and document workflows.
- How to Design a Company Seal: A Complete Guide
Every element that goes into a company seal — ring text, fonts, the center star, borders, and anti-counterfeit codes — and how to combine them into a clean, balanced design.
- Round, Oval, or Square: How to Choose a Seal Shape
A practical guide to the most common seal and stamp shapes, what they're traditionally used for, and how to pick one for your design.
- Electronic Seal vs. Electronic Signature: What's the Difference?
Electronic seals, electronic signatures, and digital signatures are often confused. Here's what each one actually is, why a seal image is not the same as a legal signature, and when you need a compliant system.
- How to Create a Transparent PNG Seal
Why seals need a transparent background, how to export one, when to use high-resolution or SVG instead, and how to place it cleanly into documents and images.
- Are Image Seals Legally Valid?
A seal you generate as an image looks official, but does it carry legal weight? Here's what an image seal can and can't do, the risks of misuse, and the lawful ways to use one.
- A Guide to Seal Fonts: Which Typeface Should You Use?
Why seal script is the classic choice, how Song, Kai, and seal styles differ, and what to watch for when a seal mixes Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text.
- The Five-Point Star on a Seal: Meaning and When to Use It
Why many official seals have a five-point star in the center, the golden-ratio standard behind it, and the alternatives when a star doesn't fit your design.
- SVG vs. PNG for Seals: Which Format Should You Export?
The difference between vector and raster seal exports, when to choose SVG, when PNG is the better pick, and how each fits into documents and print.
- How to Add a Seal to a PDF or Word Document
Step-by-step: export a transparent seal and place it cleanly into Word, PDF, or an image — so it floats over your content instead of pushing it around.
- Electronic Seals in China: What You Need to Know
How electronic seals relate to China's Electronic Signature Law, what makes an e-seal reliable, and why a seal image alone isn't a legal substitute.
- Hanko and Electronic Seals in Japan
The difference between jitsuin, ginkoin, and mitomein, how the move away from physical hanko is unfolding, and where electronic seals stand legally.
- Dojang and Electronic Seals in Korea
The difference between ingam dojang and mak dojang, how seal registration works, and where electronic seals and signatures stand in Korea.