Characters that have long resided in the dusty pages of old manuscripts will come to life in the digital medium. The online expansion will give people in China and around the world more access to the script, thereby helping spread the Chinese language and culture. Through the Font Bank, the Chinese will unlock their written treasures, from oracle bone scripts to ancient writings in minority languages. The Font Bank takes this mission into the digital realm. The Font Bank project will standardize the language, and as the scripts for secret usage enter into an official database, subversive language will be more easily detected.

Source: International New York Times October 24, 2016 13:22 UTC