SafekipediaList of CJK fonts
Adapted from Wikipedia · Discoverer experience
This is a list of important CJK fonts (computer fonts that include many Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters). These fonts are grouped by their style, such as those with small lines at the ends of letters, those without, and those that look like handwriting. The fonts are also sorted by the writing systems they support.
They can support Chinese characters, which may also include special symbols called bopomofo. Chinese characters can be further divided into Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, with Traditional Chinese having different standards for general use, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Other writing systems include Japanese with kanji, hiragana, and katakana, Korean with Hangul and hanja, and even older scripts like Vietnamese Nôm and Zhuang Sawndip. There are also fonts designed to work with many characters across all these systems, called Pan-Unicode and Pan-CJK fonts.
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- [P] means the font is not free and you need to pay for a license to use it, even just for yourself.
Ming (Song)
See also: Ming (typefaces)
Ming is a type of font used for writing Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. It has a classic style with small lines at the ends of characters, called serifs. This typeface is also known as Song.
Here are some examples of Ming fonts shown in different writing styles:
- Sample of Ming typeface in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese.
- Sample of Source Han Serif
Pan-Unicode/Pan-CJK
Chinese
Here are some Ming fonts used for Chinese writing:
- Sample of MingLiU (細明體) with monospaced Latin characters.
- Sample of PMingLiU (新細明體) with proportional Latin characters.
- Sample of SimSun (中易宋体) with monospaced Latin characters.
- Sample of I.Ming (一點明體)
- Sample of KingHwa OldSong (京華老宋体)
Japanese
Korean
Vietnamese
Examples of Ming fonts used for Vietnamese writing:
- Sample of Nôm Na Tống
- Sample of Minh Nguyên
Zhuang
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitstream Cyberbit | Pan-Unicode | Bitstream Inc. | [FP] | |
| TPTQ Serif CJK | Pan-CJK | Typotheque | [P] Commercial | |
| Hanazono Mincho 花園明朝 | Pan-CJK | [F] Hanazono Font License or SIL Open Font License | HanaMinA (Japanese: 花園明朝A) for BMP and HanaMinB (花園明朝B) for SIP – covers all CJK, CJK Compatibility, CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A, B, C, D, E, and F. This font has issues in LaTeX. | |
| Sazanami-Hanazono Mincho | Pan-CJK | [F] | Full CJK and Latin-1 truetype font resulting from merge of Sazanami Mincho and Hanazono fonts. | |
| Pan-CJK | Adobe and Google | [F] SIL Open Font License | SIL Open Font License v.1.1 in April 2017. | |
| TH-Tshyn 天珩全字库 | Pan-Unicode | 天珩 | TH-Tshyn-P0, TH-Tshyn-P1, TH-Tshyn-P2 and TH-Tshyn-P16. Version 4.1.0 offers complete coverage of all Unicode CJK characters up to CJK Unified Ideographs Extension I introduced in 2023 with Unicode version 15.1. | |
| Jigmo 字雲 | Pan-CJK | [F] CC0 1.0 Universal | Jigmo, Jigmo2, and Jigmo3. Version 20250912 offers complete coverage of all Unicode CJK characters up to CJK Unified Ideographs Extension J introduced in 2025 with Unicode version 17.0. | |
| DFPMingLight-UN 華康細明體(P)-UN | Pan-Unicode | DynaComware | [P] Commercial | A popular typeface from DynaFont (華康字型) series. |
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabelStone Han | SC | Andrew West | [F] 1999 Arphic Public License | Based on Arphic PL Fonts, extended partly to CJK Unified Ideographs Extension I. |
| DLCMingMedium 華康中明體 DLCMingBold 華康粗明體 | TC | Microsoft | Derivatives include Windows 3.0's default TC font 'Ming Light'. | |
| MingLiU 細明體 | TC (Taiwan) | Microsoft | Default interface typeface for Windows 3.0 to Windows XP, derived from DynaLab's DLCMing typeface. Distributed as a raster typeface and then in TrueType format as 'MingLi43' in Windows 3.0. Monospaced Latin characters. | |
| PMingLiU 新細明體 | TC (Taiwan) | Microsoft | Distributed starting from Windows 95. proportional Latin characters. | |
| MingLiU_HKSCS 細明體_HKSCS MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB 細明體_HKSCS-ExtB | TC (Hong Kong) | |||
| LiSong Pro Light 儷宋 Pro | TC (Hong Kong) | |||
| Apple LiSung Light 蘋果儷細宋 | TC (Hong Kong) | |||
| I.Ming I.明體 | TC (General) | [F] IPA font licence | Derived from IPAex Minchō font, available at Keshilu blog (刻石錄) and GitHub. | |
| MS Song MS宋体 | SC | Microsoft | ||
| SimSun 中易宋体, 宋体 | SC | Default interface typeface for Windows 3.1x to Windows XP, distributed starting from Windows 3.1x. Monospaced Latin characters. Unlike NSimSun (below), this is not labelled monospaced in the post and OS/2 table. | ||
| NSimSun 新宋体 | SC | Distributed starting from Windows 95. Monospaced Latin characters. | ||
| SimSun-18030 宋体-18030 NSimSun-18030 新宋体-18030 | SC | Distributed starting from Windows XP, or as GB 18030 Support Package to Windows 2000 or higher. | ||
| Simsun (Founder Extended) 宋体-方正超大字符集 | SC | Distributed starting from Microsoft Office XP. | ||
| SimSun-ExtB or Sun-ExtB 宋体-ExtB | SC | Distributed with Windows Vista. | ||
| SimSun-ExtG 宋体-ExtG | SC | Distributed with Windows 11 2023 Update and 2024 Update. | ||
| Song | SC | OS X 10.2–10.4. | ||
| STSong 华文宋体 | SC | SinoType Technology (常州华文印刷新技术) | Distributed with MS Office 2000 and XP, OS X 10.2–10.4. The foundry made a series of fonts for Microsoft and Macintosh between 1998 and 2004 that all begin with "ST" (华文). | |
| STZhongsong 华文中宋 | SC | Microsoft | Distributed with MS Office 2000 and XP. A medium-boldness version of STSong made in 1991 and updated in 1998. | |
| TW-Sung, TW-Sung-Ext-B, TW-Sung-Plus 全字庫正宋體 | TC (Taiwan) | Ministry of Education, Taiwan (教育部) | [F] Open Government Data License v1.0, equivalent to CC-BY 4.0 International license | 100,000+ traditional and simplified characters (including Japanese shinjitai characters) in Taiwanese orthography, covering CNS 11643 (TW-Sung covers the characters mapped to the Basic Multilingual Plane, TW-Sung-Ext-B covers the characters mapped to CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B, TW-Sung-Plus covers Private Use Area mapped CNS characters). |
| WenQuanYi Bitmap Song 文泉驿点阵宋体 | SC | [F] GNU GPL | Raster typeface. | |
| KingHwa OldSong 京華老宋体 | SC, TC | Terri Wong (特里王) | Covers CJK Unified Ideographs, Extension A; partially covers Extension B, and covers all encoded simplified Chinese characters. Also covers all commonly used characters in UBPSHNVN's Nôm standard. | |
| FangZheng ShuSong 方正书宋 | SC, TC | FounderType | Released 1996. Based on Shanghai Printing Technology Research Institute's "Song Er" for letterpress. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | |
| FangZheng PingXian YaSong 方正屏显雅宋 | SC | [P] Commercial | Released 2017. Screen-optimized version of BiaoYaSong. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. | |
| FangZheng BoYaSong 方正博雅宋 | SC, TC | Released 2004. Designed for newspaper body text, focusing on readability. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5. | ||
| FangZheng LanTingSong 方正兰亭宋 | SC | Released 2004. Designed for new generation newspaper body text. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. | ||
| FangZheng YaSong family 方正雅宋 | SC, TC | Released 2007. Family with various weights (XianYaSong, XiYaSong, BiaoYaSong, etc.), initially for titles. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5. | ||
| FangZheng YouSong family 方正悠宋 | SC | Released 2017. Screen display Song font family. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | ||
| FangZheng XiaoBiaoSong 方正小标宋 | SC, TC | Released 1996. Common title typeface, often used for official documents. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | ||
| FangZheng DaBiaoSong 方正大标宋 | SC, TC | Released 1996. Based on 1970 "Hangtou Song", for large titles. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5. | ||
| FangZheng GuiFan ShuSong 方正规范书宋 | SC | Released 2013. Supports GBK. | ||
| FangZheng LanTing KanSong 方正兰亭刊宋 | SC | Released 2005. Supports GBK, GB2312-80. | ||
| FangZheng BaoSong 方正报宋 | SC | Released 1996. Digital version of "641 Ti" (BaoSong Ti) from 1964 for People's Daily. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. | ||
| FangZheng BoYa FangKanSong 方正博雅方刊宋 | SC | Released 2009. Optimized version of FangZheng BoYaSong for newspaper printing (e.g. 9pt, 10.5pt). Supports GBK, GB2312-80. | ||
| FangZheng BoYa KanSong 方正博雅刊宋 | SC | Released 2005. Supports GBK, GB2312-80. | ||
| FangZheng XinShuSong 方正新书宋 | SC, TC | Released 2012. Optimized version of FangZheng ShuSong for books and magazines. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | ||
| FangZheng SongYi 方正宋一 | SC, TC | Released 1996. Also "Dictionary Song" (字典宋), designed 1960s for "Ci Hai" dictionary. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2 & L3. | ||
| FangZheng XinBaoSong 方正新报宋 | SC | Released 2000. "Second generation BaoSong" designed by Xie Peiyuan for Founder. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. | ||
| FangZheng SongSan 方正宋三 | SC | Released 1996. Early digital Song typeface using straight line segments for curves. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. | ||
| Hanyi ShuSongEr 汉仪书宋二 | SC | Released 1996. Conforms to GB18030-2022 Level 2. | ||
| Hanyi ZhongSong 汉仪中宋 | SC | Released 1996. Neutral body text Song font. Conforms to GB18030-2022 Level 2. | ||
| Hanyi XuanSong 汉仪玄宋 | SC | Released 2021. Song typeface designed for "slow reading". Conforms to GB18030-2022 Level 2. | ||
| WenJinMincho 文津宋体 | SC | takushun-wu | [F] SIL Open Font License | Based on Source Han Serif. Large character set Song-style font with mainland China (G-source) glyph standard. Supports full Unicode Hanzi & IVD (over 120,000 glyphs), various phonetic systems (Pinyin, Zhuyin, IPA), and extensive OpenType features. |
| Name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPAex Minchō IPAex明朝 | Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | [F] IPA font licence | Part of IPA font series. |
| IPAmj Minchō IPAmj明朝 | Part of IPA font series, includes many characters for names. Released from here. | ||
| MS Mincho ＭＳ 明朝 | Microsoft | Distributed with the Japanese version of Windows 3.1 or later, some versions of Internet Explorer 3 Japanese Font Pack, all regions in Windows XP, Microsoft Office v.X to 2004. | |
| MS PMincho ＭＳ Ｐ明朝 | Distributed in the Japanese version of Windows 95 or later, all regions in Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2004. Proportional Latin characters. | ||
| Kochi Mincho 東風明朝 | [F] public domain | Free typeface included with a number of Linux distributions. Originally based on the Watanabe (渡邊フォント) typeface, then reissued based on the Wadalab outlines for legal reasons. | |
| Hiragino Minchō Pro W3, Hiragino Minchō Pro W6 ヒラギノ明朝Pro W3, ヒラギノ明朝Pro W6 | SCREEN Graphic Solutions | [P] Commercial | Included in Mac OS X/macOS. Covers almost all of the Adobe Japan 1–5 glyph collection. |
| Heisei Minchō 平成明朝 | Adobe (distributor, original by JSA) | Developed by the Japanese Standards Association (JSA) as a standard typeface for information devices in 1989. Straight edges for low-resolution printers. | |
| RyūMin (Ryūbundō Minchō) リュウミン | Morisawa Inc. | A popular and classic Mincho typeface by Morisawa. | |
| Kozuka Minchō 小塚明朝 | Adobe | Designed by Kozuka Masahiko. Bundled with Adobe Creative Suite. | |
| Sazanami Mincho さざなみ明朝 | Electronic Font Open Laboratory (efont) | [F] Modified BSD License | Based on Kochi Mincho. Last version dates from 2004. |
| YuMincho 游明朝体 | Jiyu-Kobo (字游工房) | [P] Commercial | Mincho family with 6 weights (B & E specialized for headlines with narrower design). Designed with the theme "a Mincho typeface that can set historical novels". Bundled with Windows 8.1 and later, and macOS. |
| BunyuMin 文游明朝体 | Mincho typeface designed for "universal modeling beauty and readability that transcends eras." Features traditional letterforms for Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana, suitable for literary works. |
| English name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batang 바탕 | Distributed by Microsoft with its Windows operating system. | ||
| BatangChe 바탕체 | Distributed by Microsoft with its Windows operating system. Monospace font. | ||
| Gungsuh 궁서 | Distributed by Microsoft with its Windows operating system. | ||
| GungsuhChe 궁서체 | Distributed by Microsoft with its Windows operating system. Monospace font. | ||
| AppleMyungjo 애플명조 | Default Korean font on Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X, and iOS. Fully supports Unicode from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. | ||
| UnBatang, UnGungsuh 은바탕, 은궁서 | [F] | Included in most Linux distributions. Initially made by Un Koanghui (은광희) as a set of type 1 typefaces to use with Korean LaTeX. Later they were converted to opentype typefaces by Park Won-gyu (박원규). UnBatang also has a version with opentype GSUB/GPOS tables to support archaic Hangul with Hangul Conjoining Jamos. | |
| Baekmuk Batang 백묵 바탕 | Kim Jeong-hwan (김정환) | [F] | Distributed on most Linux distributions. License: open content. |
| Seoul Hangang 서울한강체 | Distributed by Seoul Metropolitan Government as its official Ming typeface. Special font for vertical writing included. | ||
| Nanum Myeongjo 나눔명조 | Naver | [F] SIL Open Font License | One of Nanum-series fonts, distributed by Naver. |
| Hamchorom Batang 함초롬바탕 | Hancom | [F] | Developed by Hancom, supporting Unicode from 1.0 to 5.0 and Hangul Jamo Extended A/B. |
| Jieubsida Batang 지읍시다바탕 | [F] | Korean-language, Ming style offshoot of the Tsukurimashou meta-family, built using METAFONT. License: GPL. |
| Name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nôm Na Tống 5.040 喃哪宋 5.040 | Created by the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation. It is based on characters found in Thiền Tông Bản Hạnh (The Origin of Buddhist Meditation, 1933) by Thích Thanh Từ. | ||
| Han Nom Font Set | [F] GPL | Covers Radicals Supplements, CJK, CJK Ext. A, CJK Ext. B; | |
| Han-Nom Minh 1.43 漢喃明 1.43 | UBPSHNVN | Contains 34,736 characters with 34,737 glyphs. | |
| Han-Nom Ming 1.10 漢喃明 1.10 | Contains 34,079 characters with 34,082 glyphs. | ||
| Minh Nguyen 1.10 明源 1.10 |
| Name | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Sawndip | [F] 1999 Arphic Public License | Based upon AR PL UMing on which 20k CJK characters were added. It also has over 8 thousand CJK characters used to write Sawndip not in Unicode in PUA plane 16. |
Sans-serif
See also: East Asian sans-serif typeface
Sans-serif fonts are a type of font without the small lines at the ends of characters. These fonts are used widely in many computer systems and applications. They are easy to read on screens and come in many styles.
There are different groups of sans-serif fonts for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese languages. Each group includes several fonts that are popular and commonly used.
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arial Unicode MS | Pan-Unicode | Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2004. | [FP] Bundled | |
| TPTQ Sans CJK | Pan-CJK | Typotheque | [P] Commercial | TDC winner 2023. Used in Ford vehicles in HMI consoles. |
| Droid Sans Fallback | Pan-Unicode (SC style) | Ascender Corporation for Google's Android | [F] Apache License 2 | Was the default system font for Android below version 4.4.2. Replaced by Source Han Sans. |
| Pan-CJK | Adobe, Google, SinoType, Iwata Corporation, Sandoll Communication. | [F] SIL Open Font License | License: Apache License 2 on July 15, 2014. Since September 29, 2015, all Noto fonts are licensed under the SIL Open Font License rather than the Apache licence. | |
| LINE Seed Sans | Pan-Unicode | LY Corporation | [F] SIL Open Font License | Released in 2021. |
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Format | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WenQuanYi Zen Hei 文泉驿正黑 | SC | [F] GPL v2.0 font exception | Over 36,000 glyphs in total, among which 20,300 are Chinese characters. | ||
| WenQuanYi Micro Hei 文泉驿微米黑 | SC | [F] GPL v3 or Apache License v2 | Based on Droid Sans Fallback. | ||
| PingFang SC, PingFang TC, PingFang HK 苹方-简 蘋方-繁 蘋方-港 | SC, TC (Taiwan), TC (Hong Kong) | System font for Apple MacOS system. | |||
| Heiti SC, Heiti TC 黑体-简 黑體-繁 | SC, TC (Taiwan) | Was system font for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. | |||
| Hiragino Sans GB 冬青黑体简体中文 ヒラギノ角ゴ 簡体中文 | SC | ||||
| STHeiti 华文黑体 | SC | SinoType | Was system font for OS X 10.2 Jaguar to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. | ||
| STHeiti Light/[STXihei] 华文细黑 | SC | A thinner version of STHeiti Regular. | |||
| LiHei Pro Medium 儷黑 Pro | TC (Taiwan) | ||||
| Apple LiGothic Medium 蘋果儷中黑 | TC (Taiwan) | ||||
| Microsoft JhengHei 微軟正黑體 | TC (Taiwan) | China Type Design Limited | Default Windows system font since Windows Vista. | ||
| Microsoft YaHei 微软雅黑 | SC | Founder Type | Default Windows system font since Windows Vista. (Based on FangZheng LanTing Hei) | ||
| MS Hei MS黑体 | SC | ||||
| MHei 蒙纳黑體 | TC (Hong Kong) | [P] Commercial | Owned by Monotype | ||
| SimHei 中易黑体 or 黑体 | SC | ||||
| DengXian 等线 | SC | ||||
| HarmonyOS Sans SC, HarmonyOS Sans TC 鸿蒙黑体, 鴻蒙黑體 | SC, TC | Huawei & Hanyi Fonts | Variable font | SC supports 27,930 characters (GB18030-2022 L1+L2), TC supports 13,078 characters. Download: official site | |
| MiSans VF, Misans TC VF | SC, TC | Xiaomi & Hanyi Fonts | Variable font | SC supports 27,780 characters (GB18030-2022 L1+L2), TC supports 13,078 characters. Download: official site | |
| MiSans L3 | SC | Single weight (Regular) | Supports 60,338 characters (GB18030-2022 L3). Download: official site | ||
| OPPO Sans 4.0 SC, OPPO Sans 4.0 TC | SC, TC | Oppo & Hanyi Fonts | Variable font | Version 4.0. SC supports 27,772 characters (GB18030-2022 L1+L2), TC supports 13,078 characters. Associated "Hanyi ZhongHei L3" for L3 support. Download: official site | |
| vivo Sans SC VF, vivo Sans TW VF(vivo Sans TC VF) | SC, TC | FounderType | Variable font | SC supports 27,831 characters (GB18030-2022 L1+L2), TC supports 13,070 characters. Download: official site | |
| vivo Sans SC L3 | SC | Single weight (Regular) | Supports 60,338 characters (GB18030-2022 L3). | ||
| HONOR Sans Design (HONOR Sans VF CN), HONOR Sans VF TC | SC, TC | Variable font | SC supports 27,781 characters (GB18030-2022 L1+L2), TC supports 13,078 characters.Download: official site | ||
| FangZheng LanTing Hei (FZLTH) 方正兰亭黑 | SC, TC | Commercial | Released 2006. Early screen-focused family. Basis for Microsoft YaHei. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2 & L3. | ||
| FangZheng YouHei (FZYouH) 方正悠黑 | SC | Released 2014. FounderType's 2nd gen screen font. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | |||
| FangZheng LanTing Hei Pro (FZLTHPro) 方正兰亭黑Pro | SC | Released 2017. Optimized LanTing Hei for portable HD screens. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | |||
| FangZheng YueJia Hei (FZYJH) 方正悦驾黑 | SC | Released 2024. New generation screen font. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2022 L2. | |||
| Hanyi QiHei (HYQiHei) 汉仪旗黑 | SC | Hanyi Fonts (汉仪字库) | Commercial | Released 2013. Modern reading efficiency with traditional calligraphic charm. Conforms to GB18030-2022 L1+L2. | |
| M XiangHe Hei 翔鹤黑体 | SC, TC | Monotype | Commercial | Released 2020. Merges traditional brush strokes (Kaishu style) with modern letterforms. Conforms to GB18030-2022 L1+L2. | |
| Plangothic 遍黑体 | SC | Fitzgerald-Porthmouth-Koenigsegg | [F] SIL Open Font License | Based on Source Han Sans. Fills CJK Extension B to J characters. Contains ~77,000 Hanzi glyphs. Download: project page | |
| Alibaba PuHuiTi 阿里巴巴普惠体 | SC, TC, HK | Alibaba Group | [F] | Version 3.0 was released in 2023. Fully supports GB18030-2022 standards. Level 1 & 2 supported in 7 weights; Level 3 supported in Regular. Download: official site | |
| GWM Sans 长城共享体 | SC | GWM, Monotype | [F] | Font intended for use on in-vehicle car displays. Supports GB18030-2022 L2. Download: official site | |
| IM Sans 我们不会 | SC | IM(?), Hanyi Fonts | No download available, still finding. |
| Name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA Gothic | Designed by Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | [F] IPA licence | Part of the IPA font series. |
| Meiryo メイリオ | [FP] | Default Windows system font since Windows Vista. | |
| Mona Font | [F] Public domain | ||
| M+ OUTLINE FONTS | [F] Free license | ||
| VL Gothic VLゴシック | |||
| Sazanami Gothicさざなみゴシック | [F] Formerly considered free and included with a number of Linux distributions. | ||
| MS Gothic MS ゴシック | Distributed on Microsoft Windows 3.1 and later. | ||
| MS PGothic MS Pゴシック | Distributed on Microsoft Windows 95 and later. | ||
| MS UI Gothic | Distributed on Microsoft Windows 98 and later. | ||
| Yu Gothic 游ゴシック | Distributed by Microsoft Windows 8.1. | ||
| Yu Gothic UI | |||
| Osaka | Distributed on Classic Mac OS. | ||
| Hiragino Kaku Gothic ヒラギノ角ゴ | Distributed on Mac OS X. | ||
| Hiragino Maru Gothic ヒラギノ丸ゴ | Distributed on Mac OS X. | ||
| Kozuka Gothic 小塚ゴシック | Typeface family provided by new versions of Adobe Illustrator. | ||
| GothicBBB-Medium | Adobe | ||
| Kochi Gothic 東風ゴシック | [F] | Originally named Watanabe font (渡邊フォント). Formerly considered free that is included with a number of Linux distributions. The development of the font stopped when it was discovered that Watanabe font – which Kochi Gothic based on – was copied from the TypeBank Mincho-M font, developed by TypeBank and Design Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| English name | CJK name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppleGothic | 애플고딕 | Fully supports Unicode from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | ||
| Dotum | 돋움 | |||
| DotumChe | 돋움체 | Monospace font. | ||
| Gulim | 굴림 | |||
| GulimChe | 굴림체 | Monospace font. | ||
| Malgun Gothic | 맑은 고딕 | |||
| New Gulim | 새굴림 | |||
| Gulim Old Hangul Jamo | ||||
| Apple SD Gothic Neo | 애플 SD 산돌고딕 Neo | |||
| UnDotum | 은돋움 | [F] GPL | Un-series fonts initially derived from Korean LaTeX fonts with the same name. | |
| UnShinmun | 은신문 | [F] GPL | Un-series fonts initially derived from Korean LaTeX fonts with the same name. | |
| Baekmuk Gulim | 백묵굴림 | [F] | ||
| Seoul Namsan | 서울남산체 | Seoul Metropolitan Government. | ||
| Nanum Gothic | 나눔고딕 | Distributed by Naver. | [F] Open Font License | Nanum-series fonts. |
| Hamchorom Dotum | 함초롬돋움 | Designed by Hancom. | [F] | Supporting Unicode from 1.0 to 5.0 and Hangul Jamo Extended A/B. |
| Jieubsida Dodum | 지읍시다돋움 | [F] GPL |
| Name | Editor/Creator | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Han-Nom Gothic 1.40 | UBPSHNVN | 35,733 characters with 36,306 glyphs |
| Gothic Nguyen 1.21 | UBPSHNVN |
Regular script
See also: Regular script
Regular script is a style of writing used for Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese characters. It is one of the beautiful and flowing ways these languages are written.
Chinese
Japanese
Vietnamese
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Kaiti Std Adobe楷体 | SC/TC | Adobe, Sandoll Communications | Commercial | Bundled with Adobe products. Supports both SC and TC glyphs. |
| BiaoKai, KaiU, DFKai-SB 標楷體 | TC (Taiwan) | DynaComware | Distributed with Microsoft Windows 95 & higher, and Apple OS X up to Yosemite. Known as BiauKai on macOS. | |
| DFK LiKai 華康儷楷書 | TC | A popular typeface from DynaFont (華康字型) series. | ||
| DFK KaiShu 華康楷書體 | TC | A standard Kai script typeface from DynaFont (華康字型) series. | ||
| FZ Jiaocai Guifan Kaiti 方正教材规范楷体 | SC | FounderType | A Kaiti typeface designed to meet the standards for educational materials in mainland China. | |
| FZ KaiTi 方正楷体 | SC | A classic Kaiti typeface from Founder. Often used in publishing and printing. | ||
| FZNewKai 方正新楷体 FZKaiS-Extended, FZKaiS-Extended(SIP) FZKaiT-Extended, FZKaiT-Extended(SIP) | SC, TC (SC style) | FounderType | Initial set released in 2006. 28,928 glyphs in the basic BMP fonts plus another 54,328 in the SIP fonts. | |
| Hanyi Kaiti 汉仪楷体 | SC | Hanyi (汉仪字库) | A popular Kaiti typeface from Hanyi Fonts. | |
| SimKai, KaiTi 中易楷体 楷体_GB2312 | SC | Beijing Zhongyi Electronics Co. (中易电子) | Distributed on Chinese versions of Microsoft Windows. | |
| STKaiti 华文楷体 | SC | SinoType | Distributed with Microsoft Windows and macOS. | |
| TW-Kai, TW-Kai-Ext-B, TW-Kai-Plus 全字庫正楷體 | TC (Taiwan) | Ministry of Education, Taiwan | [F] Open Government Data License v1.0, equivalent to CC-BY 4.0 International license | 100,000+ characters covering CNS 11643. TW-Kai covers the characters mapped to the Basic Multilingual Plane, TW-Kai-Ext-B covers CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B, and TW-Kai-Plus covers Private Use Area mapped characters. |
| I.Ngaan I.顏體 | TC | Keshilu (刻石錄) | [F][F] GPL 2.0+ | Derived from a Yan styled typeface by Wang Hanzong (王漢宗). As Wang Hanzong fonts are suspected to be copyright infringement, this derived font is considered copyright infringement too. |
| Free HK Kai 自由香港楷書 | TC (Hong Kong) | Free Hong Kong Font (自由香港字型) project | [F] CC-BY 4.0 International license | Based on TW-Kai, following List of Glyphs of Commonly Used Characters (常用字字形表) by Education Bureau of Hong Kong SAR. |
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klee One クレーOne | JP | FONTWORKS | [F]SIL OFL 1.1 | A transitional handwritten style between Kai (regular script) and Fangsong. Has been developed into simplified Chinese font LxgwWenKai (霞鹜文楷) and Taiwanese Traditional Chinese font iansui (芫荽). |
| English name | CJK name | Editor/Creator | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han-Nom Khai 1.20 | 漢喃楷 1.20 | UBPSHNVN | 28,147 characters with 28,145 glyphs |
Clerical script
See also: Clerical script
| English name | Localisation | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| SimLi 中易隶书 or 隶书 | SC | Distributed with the Chinese version of Microsoft Office. |
| UnYetgul 은옛글 | Korean | One of Un-series fonts initially derived from the Korean LaTeX fonts. |
Imitation Song
See also: Imitation Song
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FangSong 中易仿宋, 仿宋 (display name) | SC | Microsoft | Distributed with the Chinese version of Microsoft Windows. | |
| STFangsong 华文仿宋 | SC | SinoType | Formerly distributed with Mac 10.4. | |
| Zhuque Fangsong 朱雀仿宋 | SC (and TC?) | TrionesType | [F]SIL OFL 1.1. | Reportedly the first open-source Fangsong font. |
Other fonts or projects
This section talks about different groups of fonts used for writing in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. These fonts can be used together or were made by the same person or group.
Font series
This part lists fonts that are made to work well together or were created by the same designer or company.
| English name | Localisation | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| GNU Unifont | Pan-Unicode | A GPLed bitmap font that covers the Unicode Basic Multilingual Plane. |
| Code2000 | Pan-Unicode |
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Style | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimYou 幼圆 | SC | Microsoft | Rounded | Distributed with Chinese version of Microsoft Office. | |
| WenQuanYi Unibit | SC | WenQuanYi font project | Bitmap | [F] GPL | A bitmap monospaced font. |
| zh|說文解字True Type字型}} | Chinese | Most/all of the characters are small seal script. It is based on annotated Shuowen Jiezi and other sources. | |||
| I.PenCrane I.鋼筆鶴體 | TC (General) | Keshilu (刻石錄) | Script | [F][F] GPL 2.0+ | Derived from a handwriting styled typeface by Wang Hanzong (王漢宗). As Wang Hanzong fonts are suspected to be copyright infringement, this derived font is considered copyright infringement too. |
| Open Huninn Open 粉圓 | TC (General) | Justfont | Rounded | [F] SIL Open Font License | Derived from MOTOYA Kosugi Maru font. |
| Ma Shan Zheng | SC | Ma Shan Zheng Project | Script | [F] SIL Open Font License | Derived from the font used to display "yinglian", a type of duilian typically displayed on the sides of doors or entryways. |
| English name | Style | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojikyō 文字鏡 | |||
| Y.OzFontN | Handwriting | ||
| Kanji Stroke Order Font 漢字の筆順のフォント | [F] | ||
| Choumei | [F] | Kanji Stroke Order Font with the stroke numbers omitted |
| English name | CJK name | Style | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnGungseo | 은궁서 | Calligraphy | [F] | Part of Un-series. |
| Jieubsida Sun-Moon | 지읍시다선문 | "Felt marker style" | [F] GPL | Offshoot of the Tsukurimashou meta-family, built using METAFONT. |
| English name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Style | Licensing | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanWang Series 王漢宗字体系列 | TC | Wang Hanzong (王漢宗), NTU. | [F] GPL | 42 fonts. Wang is involved in copyright infringement with Arphic Technology for the fonts in 2005. | |
| Arphic PL Fonts series: AR PL Mingti2L Big5 文鼎 PL 細上海宋 AR PL KaitiM Big5 文鼎 PL 中楷 AR PL SungtiL GB 文鼎 PL 簡報宋 AR PL KaitiM GB 文鼎 PL 簡中楷 | TC (General), SC | Arphic foundry | Ming/Song, Regular script | [F] 1999 Arphic Public License | 4 fonts. The CJK Unifonts project was derived from Arphic PL Fonts. |
| CJK Unifonts series: AR PL UMing AR PL UKai | SC | CJKUnifonts | Ming/Song, Regular script | [F] 1999 Arphic Public License | 2 fonts. AR PL UMing is formerly known as AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni, AR PL 上海宋. AR PL UKai is formerly known as AR PL ZenKai, AR PL 中楷. This is a project under CJK Unifonts, which is included with a number of Linux distributions. Merger of typefaces in Arphic PL Fonts. |
| AR PL MingU20-L 文鼎 PL 明體 AR PL BaoSong2GBK 文鼎 PL 報宋 | TC (Taiwan), SC | Arphic foundry | Ming/Song | 2010 Arphic Public License (Restricted NC-ND) | 2 fonts. License: explicitly restrict distribution of the original or modified font to "only for non-profit purpose". |
| Fandol series: Fandol Song Fandol Hei Fandol Kai Fandol Fang | SC | From top to bottom: Ming/Song Sans-serif Regular script Imitation Song | [F][F] GPL with font exception | 4 fonts, both Fandol Song and Fandol Hei has two weights (regular/bold). Originally for CTeX, there is debate on whether the font is FOSS as the author may have revoked the license. | |
| cwTeX series: cwTeX 仿宋體 (Imitation Song) cwTeX 圓體 (Rounded) cwTeX 明體 (Ming) cwTeX 楷書 (Regular script) cwTeX 粗黑體 (Sans-serif) | TC | From top to bottom: Imitation Song Rounded Ming/Song Regular script Sans-serif | [F][F] GPL, later SIL OFL | 5 fonts. Originally for LaTeX CJK. The Bold Sans-serif has been involved in copyright infringement with Arphic Technology, while the Ming font is found out to be similar to pre-existing font. | |
| Nanum Series: Nanum Pen / Nanum Brush 나눔 손글씨 | Korean | Distributed by Naver. | [F] Open Font License | ||
| Un-series | Korean | Series of Korean fonts derived from LaTeX fonts. |
Font foundries
This section lists major companies that create fonts with many Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters.
- SinoType Technology (Chinese: 中国常州华文印刷新技术有限公司)
- Founder Group (Chinese: 方正)
- Hanyi Fonts [zh] (Chinese: 汉仪科印)
- DynaLab by DynaComware (Chinese: 華康)
- Arphic [zh] (Chinese: 文鼎科技)
- Justfont (Chinese: 就是字)
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