Japanese Jitsuin Generator (Registered Personal Seal)
Design a Japanese jitsuin (実印) — the registered personal seal an individual files with their city office and uses on the most important documents, with the full name arranged within a round red frame.
Make this seal your own
Open this template in the free online editor to change the text, fonts, colors and size, then export a transparent PNG or vector SVG.
Customize in editorAt a glance
- Shape
- Personal name seal
- Ink colour
- #C91F1F
- Carving
- Relief (red strokes)
- Typeface
- Noto Serif JP
- Ring text
- 山田太郎
- Border
- Single ring
About this seal
The jitsuin is a person's registered seal (印鑑登録), filed with the local municipal office and certified by a seal registration certificate (印鑑証明書). It carries the strongest legal weight of any personal hanko and is required for major acts such as buying property, registering a car or signing notarized contracts. It usually shows the full name in tensho (seal script) or Mincho within a round frame, often deliberately intricate to deter forgery.
Common uses
- Property purchases and real-estate contracts
- Vehicle registration and large loans
- Notarized agreements and inheritance documents
- Any act requiring a seal registration certificate (印鑑証明書)
How to create it
- Open the template — the round jitsuin layout is pre-applied.
- Enter the full name to be registered.
- Choose tensho (seal script) or Mincho for an authentic carved look.
- Keep the round frame and a balanced, intricate arrangement.
- Export a transparent PNG or SVG.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a jitsuin different from a mitomein?
The jitsuin is registered with your city office and carries full legal weight; the mitomein is an unregistered everyday seal. Major contracts require the jitsuin plus a seal registration certificate.
What font should a jitsuin use?
Tensho (seal script) is traditional and harder to forge; Mincho is more legible. The editor offers both, plus brush styles.
Legal & usage
Seals render in your browser for design and demonstration only. A real jitsuin must be carved and registered with your municipal office — generated images cannot be registered and should only depict a name you are entitled to use.
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- How to Design a Company Seal: A Complete GuideEvery element that goes into a company seal — ring text, fonts, the center star, borders, and anti-counterfeit codes — and how to combine them into a clean, balanced design.
- How to Add a Seal to a PDF or Word DocumentStep-by-step: export a transparent seal and place it cleanly into Word, PDF, or an image — so it floats over your content instead of pushing it around.
- How to Create a Transparent PNG SealWhy seals need a transparent background, how to export one, when to use high-resolution or SVG instead, and how to place it cleanly into documents and images.