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Dev tools · August 29, 2017

Draw Me a Kanji

Customizable, animated stroke order for Japanese characters.

Draw Me a Kanji launched on August 29, 2017 with 4 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

What it does

Lightweight and pure JS API, shipped with an optional jQuery plugin . Using dmak.js is easy, you can either use the jQuery plugin or purefrom mbilbille.github.io

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