Calligraphers in England, France or Germany often add all kinds of ornaments to standard letters, such as stems, arabesques, tails or other abstract or representational objects. The Arabs often use script as architectural ornaments.
像英、法、德等國的書家，在常用的標準字體外，加上各種裝飾，如：枝莖、花紋、尾巴或其他抽象、具象的物體；阿拉伯人也經常以文字作為建築物上的裝飾。