| 2nd century AD | China-prints made from reliefs carved into pillars | |
| 6th century | China-wood (31) method of printing developed | |
| 770 868 | ||
| 1040s | China-Pi Sheng invented moveable type made from (32) | |
| 1313 | China-Wang Chen commissioned 60,000 characters on moveable blocks | |
| 1403-1516 | Korea-(33) fonts created in total | |