What are the characteristics of cinnabar writing?

On the one hand, it is to form a contrast between red and black works and produce a strong visual contrast; On the other hand, it continues the writing tradition of taking cinnabar as a blessing.

Ancient writing with cinnabar has existed since Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Cinnabar is related to divination, sacrifice and blessing. There are also red punctuation marks in the December message of Tang Dynasty in Dunhuang suicide note. In addition, Taoist spells also use red. This foreigner's Zhu Pi; The description on the official document and so on are all to distinguish it from the ink color and play an eye-catching role. Now calligraphers use cinnabar, and some imitate ancient punctuation marks; Some are annotated in French, and the works are contrasted in red and black, forming a strong visual contrast; There are also scriptures written for praying, and cinnabar is an auspicious thing.