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This is a list of notable CJK fonts (computer fonts with a large range of Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters). These fonts are primarily sorted by their typeface , the main classes being "with serif", "without serif" and "script".
The font name comes from the Japanese word meiryō [meːɾʲoː], which means "clarity", referring to ClearType making text written in Meiryo appear clearer on the screen. The Japanese spelling メイリオ is taken from the English pronunciation / ˈ m eɪ r i. oʊ /; the actual Japanese spelling in katakana is メイリョウ.
Fallback font (freeware fallback font for Windows) Free UCS Outline Fonts aka FreeFont (free/open source, "FreeSerif" includes 3,914 glyphs in v1.52, MES-1 compliant) Gentium (free/open source, "Gentium Plus" includes over 5,500 glyphs in November 2010) GNU Unifont (free/open source, bitmapped glyphs are inclusive as defined in unicode-5.1 only)
By default, all necessary fonts and software are installed in Windows Vista (2007) or later. To input Japanese on a non-Japanese version of the OS, however, the Japanese input method editor must be enabled from the Language & region (Windows 11), Language (Windows 10), Region and Language (Windows 7 and 8) or Regional and Language Options (Vista) section of the Control Panel.
Throughout Wikipedia, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese and Zhuang characters (CJKV characters) are used in relevant articles.. Computers with older operating systems with the default language set to English or other Western or Cyrillic language settings will require some setup and proper fonts (See also: List of CJK fonts) to be able to display the characters.
Typeface Family Spacing Weights/Styles Target script Included from Can be installed on Example image Aharoni [6]: Sans Serif: Proportional: Bold: Hebrew: XP, Vista
In 1873, Motogi established Tsukiji Type Foundry, the first type foundry in Japan. [3] [better source needed] Japanese type foundries invented Gothic typefaces inspired by Latin sans-serif fonts, as well as variations of the Ming typeface. Japanese typefaces influenced type design across China and Japan. [4]
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