![]() To give you an idea, many Japanese fonts that foreigner like to use ("because they look pretty") end up feeling to a Japanese, the way Comic Sans feels to a Western designer. Also best not to go too much into exotic fonts unless you know exactly what you are doing. ![]() In conclusion: best stick with Japanese fonts for regular Japanese text. So unless you are writing a very small piece of text and there is a very specific reason you want some Chinese font, you should probably stay away from them. If you want to use a Chinese font to write Japanese text, you will indeed need to use one that supports traditional characters ( traditional and simplified characters use different unicode code points, btw).īut in addition to the set of Japan-specific reformed kanji, this Chinese font is unlikely to support kana: reformed kanji would appear weird (/archaic-looking) and another font would be substituted for kana, with a less than optimal visual result. Japanese code points are overall the same as Chinese traditional ones, with many small differences (aforementioned simplifications from the 1946 kanji revision). ![]() ![]() There is only one standard set of characters, which includes a few simplifications decided after the war (学 etc): nobody uses old-style characters in daily life. First off: Not sure what you mean by 'simplified' vs 'traditional' train wreck. ![]()
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