HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER INPUT/DISPLAY DEVICE

PURPOSE:To provide a handwritten character input/display device which can quickly input the handwritten characters, can freely edit the inputted characters and can store many handwritten characters. CONSTITUTION:A touch panel including an input screen where the orthogonal coordinates are previously set is placed on a display panel including a display screen where the orthogonal coordinates are previously set so that the input screen is put on the display screen. When an input screen, is pointed with an input pen the pointed coordinate point is outputted. In a handwritten input state where the input screen is continuously pointed within a character input display area 20, the coordinate points coincident with those pointed coordinate points are shown on the display screen. When the handwritten input state ends, the stroke data are produced from the coordinate points extracted out of those coordinate points outputted from the touch panel in the handwritten input state based on a prescribed reference. Then, the stroke data are converted into a size corresponding to the width of a line 23 set in the area 20 and displayed at a position following the display position of a cursor 21.