Rakkan (Artist Seal)

Vertical seal for calligraphy and paintings — intaglio by tradition

Make this seal

The vertical seal pressed onto calligraphy, paintings and cards. Traditionally carved in intaglio, so the background prints red and the characters stay white.

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Set the carving to Intaglio and choose a brush typeface for a proper artist's seal.

Other seal types

Round Personal SealThe most common personal seal — name only Corporate Round SealCompany name around the rim, seal character in the center Oval SealVertical oval — balances longer names Square SealTraditional square seal — four characters in a 2×2 grid Corporate Square SealThick-bordered square seal used on invoices and quotations Rounded Square SealSquare seal with rounded corners — a softer look

Seal types