Civil Code Article 1190
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
For making a holograph will, the testator must himself write the whole text, stating the year, month and day and sign it. In case of any insertion, cancellation, erasure or alteration, he must make and sign an additional note stating the place in the text where words have been inserted, erased or altered, and the number of such words.
中文原文 民法第1190條
自書遺囑者，應自書遺囑全文，記明年、月、日，並親自簽名；如有增減、塗改，應註明增減、塗改之處所及字數，另行簽名。