外型
- 清代石碑多為長方形豎石，而豎石的功能在於避免水淹破壞，但還是有橫向石碑，依照需求放置在建築物的各處。
- 豎石從上至下分別為碑首（碑額）、碑身、碑座，並且分為陽面（正面）和陰面（背面）。
- 日治時期的石碑，其造型多變化，有方體、圓柱、不規則形狀等。
用途
- 最古早的石碑，是用來觀測太陽的影子，或是用來栓祭祀用的牲口，以及追思君主、長輩，還有記錄悲傷的往事。
- 清代的石碑則會在碑文上寫地方官員禁止的事項、宮廟歷史、地籍契約等。
- 日治時代的石碑，則有歌功頌德、緬懷先烈、地景名稱等。
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資料來源
- 劉樹屏主編、吳子城繪，《史上最強大的國語啟蒙書：民初學霸讀什麼？》（台北市：圓神，2018），頁176。
- 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本
- 何培夫，〈台灣碑碣概覽（上）〉，《國立中央圖書館台灣分館館刊》8卷2期。
