Why is there a difference between the hand drawn 道 and the pc font one?


I was studying this [kanji](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%81%93%20%23kanji) and
looked at the strokes order to figure out how to write it, only to realize the
difference between the pc font one and the diagram. Why is the 3 look-alike
only on hand drawn?




I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of
the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.

> For reference, the glyph origin of「⻍・⻌」is shown below via the
> character「過」.「⻍・⻌」is a merger between「彳」and「止」;「止」eventually became
> drastically simplified, but「彳」still retains most of its structure in the
> print form, while slightly simplified in the handwritten form.
>
> # `[西周](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou)  
> [金](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bd4uf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bd4uf.png)  
> 過伯簋  
>
> [集成3907](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=3907&jgwfl=)``[楚](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_\(state\))  
> [簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/erLq2.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/erLq2.png)  
> [郭・語3](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/ChuwenziReference)  
>  ``[秦](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty)  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8SWAr.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8SWAr.png)  
> [睡・效](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)9  
>  ``[東{{kr:漢}}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Eastern_Han)  
> [隸](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_script)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QhbPz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QhbPz.png)  
> 華山廟碑  
>  ``今  
> [楷](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F0L6f.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F0L6f.png)  
>  
>  ``[清](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty)  
> [明朝體](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_\(typefaces\))  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EVhEV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EVhEV.png)  
> [康熙字典](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_Dictionary)  
>  `

There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA3zL.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA3zL.png)

The left hand shape applies to _most_ * of the printed forms of the [_Jōyō
kanji_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji), of which「道」is a
member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all
other _kanji_.

Regardless of whether the character is a _Jōyō kanji_ or not, the handwritten
shape (should) always look like this:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKkoJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKkoJ.png)

This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second
and third strokes:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVcSI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVcSI.png)

> The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only
> to the _Jōyō kanji_ , is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you
> should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use
> of [handwriting previews](https://www.fonts.com/font/ricoh/hg-seikaishotai-
> pro).

* * *

*The left hand print shape is no longer applicable for new _kanji_ coming into the _Jōyō kanji_ list. See the _jisho.org_ entries for[「謎」](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%AC%8E%20%23kanji),[「遡」](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%81%A1%20%23kanji), and[「遜」](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%81%9C%20%23kanji), which are new (2010) _Jōyō kanji_ and use the right hand (orthodox) print shape, **but do not follow their stroke order diagrams, which are incorrect and caused by a severe misunderstanding about the structure of the left hand side of「⻍・⻌」.**

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZJq3T.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZJq3T.png)
>
> **This is incorrect; never write with both two dots and a curl.** Either
> imitate the orthodox print shape (two dots and a straight vertical finish)
> or the handwriting shape (one dot and a curl).

As always, follow a handwriting font:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS5mI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS5mI.png)




I'm assuming that this is a question on the different shapes of
the「⻍・⻌」component of「道」.

> For reference, the glyph origin of「⻍・⻌」is shown below via the
> character「過」.「⻍・⻌」is a merger between「彳」and「止」;「止」eventually became
> drastically simplified, but「彳」still retains most of its structure in the
> print form, while slightly simplified in the handwritten form.
>
> # `[西周](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou)  
> [金](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bd4uf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bd4uf.png)  
> 過伯簋  
>
> [集成3907](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=3907&jgwfl=)``[楚](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_\(state\))  
> [簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/erLq2.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/erLq2.png)  
> [郭・語3](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/ChuwenziReference)  
>  ``[秦](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty)  
> 簡  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8SWAr.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8SWAr.png)  
> [睡・效](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)9  
>  ``[東{{kr:漢}}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty#Eastern_Han)  
> [隸](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_script)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QhbPz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QhbPz.png)  
> 華山廟碑  
>  ``今  
> [楷](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script)  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F0L6f.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F0L6f.png)  
>  
>  ``[清](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty)  
> [明朝體](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_\(typefaces\))  
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EVhEV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EVhEV.png)  
> [康熙字典](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_Dictionary)  
>  `

There are two print shapes that you will see in Japanese fonts:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA3zL.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IA3zL.png)

The left hand shape applies to _most_ * of the printed forms of the [_Jōyō
kanji_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji), of which「道」is a
member. The right hand side is the orthodox print shape, and applies to all
other _kanji_.

Regardless of whether the character is a _Jōyō kanji_ or not, the handwritten
shape (should) always look like this:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKkoJ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GKkoJ.png)

This is equivalent to taking the right hand print shape and merging the second
and third strokes:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVcSI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sVcSI.png)

> The reason why Japanese decided to apply the left hand print shape, and only
> to the _Jōyō kanji_ , is rather convoluted, and not relevant to how you
> should learn handwriting. Just remember the handwriting shape, and make use
> of [handwriting previews](https://www.fonts.com/font/ricoh/hg-seikaishotai-
> pro).

* * *

*The left hand print shape is no longer applicable for new _kanji_ coming into the _Jōyō kanji_ list. See the _jisho.org_ entries for[「謎」](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%AC%8E%20%23kanji),[「遡」](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%81%A1%20%23kanji), and[「遜」](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%81%9C%20%23kanji), which are new (2010) _Jōyō kanji_ and use the right hand (orthodox) print shape, **but do not follow their stroke order diagrams, which are incorrect and caused by a severe misunderstanding about the structure of the left hand side of「⻍・⻌」.**

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZJq3T.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZJq3T.png)
>
> **This is incorrect; never write with both two dots and a curl.** Either
> imitate the orthodox print shape (two dots and a straight vertical finish)
> or the handwriting shape (one dot and a curl).

As always, follow a handwriting font:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS5mI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bS5mI.png)

