Preview
Free
Find your characters and your style.
- Chinese options with meaning
- All seven brush styles
- Watermarked PNG download
Sarah becomes 莎拉, or 思雅.
You get the standard Chinese spelling people actually use, plus a name chosen for its meaning. Here is exactly what you see.
Type your name
SarahAny common English name, or a word like courage or love.
Choose your characters
- 莎拉Shā lā
- 思雅Sī yǎ
- 雅Yǎ
Pick a brush style
思雅思雅思雅
Then download a free preview, or get HD artwork to print.
One name, seven personalities.
Regular script is calm and easy to read. Running script adds movement. Cursive styles trade readability for energy. Every style is free to try with your own name.
- 思雅
Kaishu Regular
楷书
Lishu Clerical
隶书
- 思雅
Xingshu Running
行书
- 思雅
Caoshu Cursive
草书
Zhuanshu Seal
篆书
- 思雅
Classic Display
美术体
- 思雅
Freehand Brush
行草
Tattoos, gifts, walls, and curiosity.
For a tattoo
Check how the characters read before they are permanent, then give your artist a clean reference.
As a gift
A framed name in calligraphy for a birthday, a wedding, or someone learning Chinese.
On your wall
A tall vertical print of your name or a word that means something to you.
Just curious
See how the same name changes character from careful regular script to wild cursive.
Beautiful — and correct.
A lot of Chinese on skin and walls says something its owner never intended. Name in Ink is built to keep that from happening to you.
- genuine
Not machine-translated
Names come from a curated library using the spellings Chinese speakers actually use, so the characters read like a real name.
- clear
Nothing hidden
Every option shows pinyin with tones and the meaning of each character in plain English.
- ink
Real calligraphy
Brush fonts drawn by Chinese calligraphers and type designers, never AI-invented strokes that only look Chinese.
Free to try. Pay once for the real thing.
No subscription and no account. You only pay when you want the full-quality artwork.
Name keepsake
$9one-time
Your name in Chinese to keep, frame or give: art, certificate and pronunciation.
- All seven brush styles, 4000 px, no watermark
- Rice-paper and transparent versions
- Name certificate (PDF) explaining every character
- Mandarin pronunciation audio, female and male voice
- Name seal, phone and desktop wallpapers, print-ready layouts
Keepsake + tattoo files
$29one-time
What your tattoo artist needs to get the characters right.
- Everything in the keepsake
- True-size PDF in 4, 8 and 15 cm with a scale bar
- Stencil outlines in fine and bold line
- Vector SVG for most brush styles
- Horizontal and vertical layouts
- Placement preview and notes for your artist
Popular names in Chinese
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How do you turn an English name into Chinese?
There are two good ways. A phonetic name uses characters Chinese speakers already use for your name's sound. A Chinese-style name stays close to the sound but reads like a real Chinese given name with a clear meaning. Name in Ink shows you both, with pinyin and the meaning of every character.
Is it free?
Choosing your characters, trying every brush style and downloading a watermarked preview are free, with no sign-up. HD artwork and the tattoo reference pack are one-time purchases.
Can I trust the characters for a tattoo?
Every option in our library is prepared individually rather than machine-translated, and we show exactly what each character means. A tattoo is permanent, so it is still worth showing your choice to a fluent reader before your appointment.
Is the calligraphy made by AI?
No. Your characters are set in brush fonts designed by Chinese calligraphers and type designers, then finished with paper and ink effects. Nothing is invented by a model, so every character is a real, correctly written character.
