List of CJK fonts
This is a list of notable CJK fonts. These fonts are primarily sorted by their typeface, the main classes being "with serif", "without serif" and "script". This article names the two first classes Ming and sans-serif while further dividing the "script" into several Chinese script styles.
The fonts are then sorted by their target writing system:
This can be subdivided into the following classification:
- * Simplified Chinese
- * Traditional Chinese
- * Traditional Chinese
- * Traditional Chinese
- Japanese: kanji, hiragana and katakana
- Korean: Hangul, hanja, etc.
- Vietnamese: for the Nôm script formerly used
- Zhuang: for Sawndip
- Pan-Unicode: intended to globally support the majority of Unicode's characters, and not specifically designed for one or a few writing systems
- Pan-CJK: intended to support the majority of Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters, and not specifically designed for any one of these writing systems
Legends
- means the font is free and open-source software.
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means it was formerly seen as FOSS but has been involved in a legal controversy. - means the font is free for personal use, but for commercial use, it requires a paid commercial license.
- means that the font is not free and requires a paid license for personal and commercial uses.
Ming (Song)
Pan-Unicode/Pan-CJK
Chinese
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
| BabelStone Han | SC | Andrew West | 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 | 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 | Microsoft | Distributed starting from Windows 95. proportional Latin characters. | |
| MingLiU_HKSCS 細明體_HKSCS MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB 細明體_HKSCS-ExtB | TC | |||
| LiSong Pro Light 儷宋 Pro | TC | |||
| Apple LiSung Light 蘋果儷細宋 | TC | |||
| I.Ming I.明體 | TC | IPA font licence | Derived from IPAex Minchō font, available at Keshilu blog and GitHub. | |
| MS Song MS宋体 | SC | Microsoft | ||
| SimSun 中易宋体, 宋体 | SC | Microsoft | Default interface typeface for Windows 3.1x to Windows XP, distributed starting from Windows 3.1x. Monospaced Latin characters. Unlike NSimSun, this is not labelled monospaced in the and table. | |
| NSimSun 新宋体 | SC | Microsoft | Distributed starting from Windows 95. Monospaced Latin characters. | |
| SimSun-18030 宋体-18030 NSimSun-18030 新宋体-18030 | SC | Microsoft | Distributed starting from Windows XP, or as GB 18030 Support Package to Windows 2000 or higher. | |
| Simsun 宋体-方正超大字符集 | SC | Microsoft | Distributed starting from Microsoft Office XP. | |
| SimSun-ExtB or Sun-ExtB 宋体-ExtB | SC | Microsoft | Distributed with Windows Vista. | |
| SimSun-ExtG 宋体-ExtG | SC | Microsoft | 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 | 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". | |
| 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 | Ministry of Education, Taiwan | Open Government Data License v1.0, equivalent to CC-BY 4.0 International license | 100,000+ traditional and simplified characters in Taiwanese orthography, covering CNS 11643. |
| WenQuanYi Bitmap Song 文泉驿点阵宋体 | SC | GNU GPL | Raster typeface. | |
| KingHwa OldSong 京華老宋体 | SC, TC | Terri Wong | 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 | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2017. Screen-optimized version of BiaoYaSong. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. |
| FangZheng BoYaSong 方正博雅宋 | SC, TC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2004. Designed for newspaper body text, focusing on readability. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5. |
| FangZheng LanTingSong 方正兰亭宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2004. Designed for new generation newspaper body text. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. |
| FangZheng YaSong family 方正雅宋 | SC, TC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2007. Family with various weights, initially for titles. Supports GB2312-80, GBK, BIG-5. |
| FangZheng YouSong family 方正悠宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | 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 | FounderType | Commercial | 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 | FounderType | Commercial | 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 | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2013. Supports GBK. |
| FangZheng LanTing KanSong 方正兰亭刊宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2005. Supports GBK, GB2312-80. |
| FangZheng BaoSong 方正报宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 1996. Digital version of "641 Ti" from 1964 for People's Daily. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. |
| FangZheng BoYa FangKanSong 方正博雅方刊宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2009. Optimized version of FangZheng BoYaSong for newspaper printing. Supports GBK, GB2312-80. |
| FangZheng BoYa KanSong 方正博雅刊宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2005. Supports GBK, GB2312-80. |
| FangZheng XinShuSong 方正新书宋 | SC, TC | FounderType | Commercial | 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 | FounderType | Commercial | Released 1996. Also "Dictionary Song", 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 | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2000. "Second generation BaoSong" designed by Xie Peiyuan for Founder. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. |
| FangZheng SongSan 方正宋三 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 1996. Early digital Song typeface using straight line segments for curves. Supports GB2312-80, GBK. |
| Hanyi ShuSongEr 汉仪书宋二 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 1996. Conforms to GB18030-2022 Level 2. |
| Hanyi ZhongSong 汉仪中宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 1996. Neutral body text Song font. Conforms to GB18030-2022 Level 2. |
| Hanyi XuanSong 汉仪玄宋 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2021. Song typeface designed for "slow reading". Conforms to GB18030-2022 Level 2. |
| WenJinMincho 文津宋体 | SC | takushun-wu | SIL Open Font License | Based on Source Han Serif. Large character set Song-style font with mainland China glyph standard. Supports full Unicode Hanzi & IVD, various phonetic systems, and extensive OpenType features. |
Japanese
| Name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
| IPAex Minchō IPAex明朝 | Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | IPA font licence | Part of IPA font series. |
| IPAmj Minchō IPAmj明朝 | Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | IPA font licence | 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 | Microsoft | 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 | public domain | Free typeface included with a number of Linux distributions. Originally based on the Watanabe 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 | 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 | Commercial | Developed by the Japanese Standards Association as a standard typeface for information devices in 1989. Straight edges for low-resolution printers. |
| RyūMin リュウミン | Morisawa Inc. | Commercial | A popular and classic Mincho typeface by Morisawa. |
| Kozuka Minchō 小塚明朝 | Adobe | Commercial | Designed by Kozuka Masahiko. Bundled with Adobe Creative Suite. |
| Sazanami Mincho さざなみ明朝 | Electronic Font Open Laboratory | Modified BSD License | Based on Kochi Mincho. Last version dates from 2004. |
| YuMincho 游明朝体 | Jiyu-Kobo | Commercial | Mincho family with 6 weights. 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 | Jiyu-Kobo | Commercial | Mincho typeface designed for "universal modeling beauty and readability that transcends eras." Features traditional letterforms for Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana, suitable for literary works. |
Korean
Vietnamese
| 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 by Thích Thanh Từ. | ||
| Han Nom Font Set | 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 | UBPSHNVN | Contains 34,079 characters with 34,082 glyphs. | |
| Minh Nguyen 1.10 明源 1.10 | UBPSHNVN |
Zhuang
Sans-serif
Pan-Unicode/Pan-CJK
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments | - | - |
| Arial Unicode MS | Pan-Unicode | Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2004. | Bundled | - | - | |
| TPTQ Sans CJK | Pan-CJK | Typotheque | Commercial | TDC winner 2023. Used in Ford vehicles in HMI consoles. | – | |
| Droid Sans Fallback | Pan-Unicode | Ascender Corporation for Google's Android | 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. | 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 | SIL Open Font License | Released in 2021. | - | - |
Chinese
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Format | Comments |
| WenQuanYi Zen Hei 文泉驿正黑 | SC | 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 | GPL v3 or Apache License v2 | Based on Droid Sans Fallback. | ||
| SC, PingFang TC, PingFang HK 苹方-简 蘋方-繁 蘋方-港 | SC, TC, TC | System font for Apple MacOS system. | |||
| Heiti SC, Heiti TC 黑体-简 黑體-繁 | SC, TC | 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/ 华文细黑 | SC | A thinner version of STHeiti Regular. | |||
| LiHei Pro Medium 儷黑 Pro | TC | ||||
| Apple LiGothic Medium 蘋果儷中黑 | TC | ||||
| Microsoft JhengHei 微軟正黑體 | TC | 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. | ||
| MS Hei MS黑体 | SC | ||||
| MHei 蒙纳黑體 | TC | 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, TC supports 13,078 characters. Download: | |
| MiSans VF, Misans TC VF | SC, TC | Xiaomi & Hanyi Fonts | Variable font | SC supports 27,780 characters, TC supports 13,078 characters. Download: | |
| MiSans L3 | SC | Xiaomi & Hanyi Fonts | Single weight | Supports 60,338 characters. Download: | |
| 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, TC supports 13,078 characters. Associated "Hanyi ZhongHei L3" for L3 support. Download: | |
| vivo Sans SC VF, vivo Sans TW VF | SC, TC | FounderType | Variable font | SC supports 27,831 characters, TC supports 13,070 characters. Download: | |
| vivo Sans SC L3 | SC | FounderType | Single weight | Supports 60,338 characters. | |
| HONOR Sans Design, HONOR Sans VF TC | SC, TC | FounderType | Variable font | SC supports 27,781 characters, TC supports 13,078 characters.Download: | |
| FangZheng LanTing Hei 方正兰亭黑 | SC, TC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2006. Early screen-focused family. Basis for Microsoft YaHei. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2 & L3. | |
| FangZheng YouHei 方正悠黑 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2014. FounderType's 2nd gen screen font. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | |
| FangZheng LanTing Hei Pro 方正兰亭黑Pro | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2017. Optimized LanTing Hei for portable HD screens. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2000, GB18030-2022 L2. | |
| FangZheng YueJia Hei 方正悦驾黑 | SC | FounderType | Commercial | Released 2024. New generation screen font. Supports GB2312, GBK, GB18030-2022 L2. | |
| Hanyi QiHei 汉仪旗黑 | SC | Hanyi Fonts | 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 with modern letterforms. Conforms to GB18030-2022 L1+L2. | |
| Plangothic 遍黑体 | SC | Fitzgerald-Porthmouth-Koenigsegg | SIL Open Font License | Based on Source Han Sans. Fills CJK Extension B to J characters. Contains ~77,000 Hanzi glyphs. Download: | |
| Alibaba PuHuiTi 阿里巴巴普惠体 | SC, TC, HK | Alibaba Group | Version 3.0 released in 2023. Fully supports GB18030-2022 standards. Level 1 & 2 supported in 7 weights; Level 3 supported in Regular. Download: |
Japanese
| Name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
| IPA Gothic | Designed by Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan | IPA licence | Part of the IPA font series. |
| Meiryo メイリオ | Default Windows system font since Windows Vista. | ||
| Mona Font | Public domain | ||
| M+ OUTLINE FONTS | Free license | ||
| VL Gothic VLゴシック | |||
| Sazanami Gothicさざなみゴシック | |||
| 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 | Distributed by Microsoft Windows 8.1. | ||
| 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 | Originally named Watanabe font. 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. |
Korean
| 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 | GPL | Un-series fonts initially derived from Korean LaTeX fonts with the same name. | |
| UnShinmun | 은신문 | GPL | Un-series fonts initially derived from Korean LaTeX fonts with the same name. | |
| Baekmuk Gulim | 백묵굴림 | |||
| Seoul Namsan | 서울남산체 | Seoul Metropolitan Government. | ||
| Nanum Gothic | 나눔고딕 | Distributed by Naver. | Open Font License | Nanum-series fonts. |
| Hamchorom Dotum | 함초롬돋움 | Designed by Hancom. | Supporting Unicode from 1.0 to 5.0 and Hangul Jamo Extended A/B. | |
| Jieubsida Dodum | 지읍시다돋움 | GPL |
Vietnamese
| Name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Format | Comments |
| Han-Nom Gothic 1.40 | UBPSHNVN | 35,733 characters with 36,306 glyphs | ||
| Gothic Nguyen 1.21 | UBPSHNVN |
Regular script
Chinese
Japanese
Vietnamese
| English name | CJK name | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
| Han-Nom Khai 1.20 | 漢喃楷 1.20 | UBPSHNVN | 28,147 characters with 28,145 glyphs |
Clerical script
| English name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
| SimLi 中易隶书 or 隶书 | SC | Distributed with the Chinese version of Microsoft Office. | ||
| UnYetgul 은옛글 | Korean | One of initially derived from the Korean LaTeX fonts. |
Imitation Song
| Name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Licensing | Comments |
| FangSong 中易仿宋, 仿宋 | 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 | TrionesType | SIL OFL 1.1. | Reportedly the first open-source Fangsong font. |
Other fonts or projects
Pan-Unicode/Pan-CJK
Chinese
\\\\Japanese
Korean
Font series
This section lists fonts that are designed to be used together, or created by the same person/organization such that it forms a series of fonts.| English name | Localisation | Editor/Creator | Style | Licensing | Comments |
| HanWang Series 王漢宗字体系列 | TC | Wang Hanzong, NTU. | 42 fonts. Wang is involved in copyright infringement with Arphic Technology for the fonts in 2005. | ||
Arphic PL Fonts series:
| TC, SC | Arphic foundry | Ming/Song, Regular script | 1999 Arphic Public License | 4 fonts. The CJK Unifonts project was derived from Arphic PL Fonts. |
CJK Unifonts series:
| SC | CJKUnifonts | Ming/Song, Regular script | 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, SC | Arphic foundry | Ming/Song | 2010 Arphic Public License | 2 fonts. License: explicitly restrict distribution of the original or modified font to "only for non-profit purpose". |
Fandol series:
| SC | From top to bottom: | 4 fonts, both Fandol Song and Fandol Hei has two weights. Originally for CTeX, there is debate on whether the font is FOSS as the author may have revoked the license. | ||
| cwTeX series: | TC | From top to bottom: | 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. | Open Font License | ||
| Un-series | Korean | Series of Korean fonts derived from LaTeX fonts. |
Font foundries
This section lists major font foundries that produce CJK fonts.- SinoType Technology
- Founder Group
- DynaLab by DynaComware
- Justfont