Chinese Fonts on Windows

By Xah Lee. Date: 2022-02-26. Last updated: 2026-03-29.

Microsoft Windows Default Font for Chinese

Microsoft YaHei: is the default font for Chinese that does not specify region or style.
Microsoft JhengHei: is default for Traditional Chinese.

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Microsoft Chinese fonts, by screenshots

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Microsoft Chinese fonts, by text (may not work if you are not on Windows)

🛑 WARNING: What you see may not be the actual font used. You must be on Microsoft Windows and have Chinese language pack for China/Taiwan installed for all fonts to show correctly.

Sans Serif

Microsoft YaHei, 微软雅黑 (simplified chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}
Microsoft JhengHei, 微軟正黑體 (traditional chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}
SimHei, 中易黑体 (simplified chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}
DengXian, 等线: 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}

Serif

FangSong, (simplified chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}
NSimSun, 新宋体 (simplified chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}
SimSun, 中易宋体 (simplified chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}

Brush Stroke (aka Regular Script)

KaiTi: 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}

UI Versions

UI Versions is basically the same as non-UI versions, but designed for user interface. More compact, etc.

Microsoft YaHei UI, 微软雅黑 (simplified chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}
Microsoft JhengHei UI, 微軟正黑體 (traditional chars): 書斷風雲絕緊书断风云绝紧 {α=f(x)-5*6+li[10]}

Text Source

Font sample text is based from 西游记，第五十九回：唐三藏路阻火焰山，孙行者一调芭蕉扇

Full verse is 薄云断绝西风紧，鹤鸣远岫霜林锦。