Package

hanzi-writer

Hanzi Writer is a free and open-source javascript library for both animating simplified Chinese characters and quizzing users on character stroke order.

v3.7.3MITESM + CommonJSTypes: Bundled

$ npm install hanzi-writer

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 8.6k; +620% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: -; v3.7.3
GitHub stars: 5k; 731 forks
Open issues / PRs: 92 / 9
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 2

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

8,576 downloads last week, 38,711 in the last month. The 12-month change of +620% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 3.7.3
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 31 Dec 2025267 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 92
Open pull requests: 9
Commits, last 52 weeks: 2
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 843 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install hanzi-writer

CDN

jsDelivr: 2.8m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hanzi-writer@3.7.3/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/hanzi-writer@3.7.3/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/hanzi-writer@3.7.3

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 8576 < 10000; no category.