Company round seal & chop generator

What is a Hong Kong company round seal?

In Hong Kong, "company round seal" (公司圓印 / 小圓章) is the everyday double-ring round chop used on contracts, bank forms, receipts and letters. Note the legal distinction from the Common Seal (法團印章, also called the steel die or 鋼印) — the latter is the formal metal die governed by section 124(1) of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622). Since 3 March 2014, when the new Cap. 622 commenced, keeping a Common Seal has been optional. The round chops produced by this generator are the rubber / self-inking everyday chop, not a legal substitute for a Common Seal — but in the overwhelming majority of commercial scenarios, banks and counterparties accept the round chop as the company's standard impression.

Layout convention: the upper arc carries the full English company name (must match the Certificate of Incorporation exactly); the lower arc is decorative or holds an address; the centre carries the Chinese name on one to three lines. Outer ring diameters in Hong Kong are typically 40 mm, occasionally 45 mm for industries such as jewellery or precious metals.

When you'll use a round seal

• Bank account opening & ongoing operations — HSBC Business Direct, Hang Seng Business Integrated Account, Standard Chartered, ZA Bank and most local + virtual banks ask for a chop specimen at onboarding so they can verify subsequent authorised impressions.
• Contracts & purchase orders — commercial contracts, leases, purchase orders and payment instructions are typically signed by an authorised person plus a round chop. A minority of counterparties may also require the formal Common Seal for added formality.
• Government & utility correspondence — Inland Revenue Department letters, Business Registration change notices (IRBR forms), MPF administration paperwork, business licence applications.
• Internal documents — board minutes, shareholder resolutions, employment letters, receipt stubs.

Design considerations & common mistakes

Because the outer ring is the English company name, readability hinges on three things — letter spacing, font size and font weight:

• Name length vs. font size — short names (6-8 words like "ABC Limited") work at 38pt with generous letter spacing; names over ~30 characters should drop to 28-32pt with tighter spacing so the curved text doesn't crowd or distort.
• Chinese font choice — 標楷體 / 新細明體 are formal and most common for professional services and finance; 圓體 / 黑體 are modern, popular with tech and creative firms; 篆書 / 隸書 lean classical, often seen on heritage Chinese trading houses.
• The "Limited" suffix — must match your Certificate of Incorporation exactly. We've seen chops that mis-spelled it "Ltd." or "Limted" and got rejected at bank specimen verification.
• Chinese line count — short names of 1-2 characters should be set on one larger line; names of 4+ characters split across two lines so the centre doesn't collide with the bottom ornament.
• Bottom ornament — the generator ships with the traditional flower mark (❋); you can swap it for an address or a registration number if you prefer.

Ordering the physical stamp

This site outputs an SVG / PNG preview, not the physical chop itself. Once happy with the design, hand the SVG to a local stamp shop (Kwun Tong, Sheung Wan and Mong Kok all have several stocking ready-made self-inking stamps) and specify:

1. Physical size (typically 40 mm × 40 mm or 41 mm × 41 mm round)
2. Stamp type (pre-inked / self-inking / rubber / steel die)
3. Ink colour (blue / black / purple / red)

SeeHow to make a company stampandHK company stamp specsfor more.

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