CJK Font Support
Learn how we perfectly support Chinese, Japanese, and Korean font rendering
CJK stands for Chinese, Japanese, Korean - the three East Asian languages that use Chinese characters or their derivatives. Due to the massive CJK character set (containing tens of thousands of characters), correctly rendering these characters has always been a challenge for document processing tools.
Why Do Other Tools Often Fail?
Many online Markdown to PDF tools display 'tofu blocks' (square characters) or garbled text when processing CJK text. This is because they rely on system default fonts or only embed basic Western fonts. When encountering CJK characters without corresponding glyphs, they display as squares or question marks.
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MarkPDF's Solution
We deeply integrate Google's Noto font family and Adobe's Source Han fonts. These fonts are designed for multilingual use, covering almost all CJK characters. Through smart font loading strategy, we ensure fonts load quickly and render correctly.
Supported Font List
Noto Sans Simplified Chinese (SC)
Open-source font developed by Google, covering all Simplified Chinese characters in GB 2312 and GBK standards. Modern sans-serif design, clear and readable, suitable for various formal documents.
学而时习之，不亦说乎？有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
Noto Sans Traditional Chinese (TC)
Covers all Traditional Chinese characters in Big5 standard. Maintains consistent design language with Simplified version, suitable for Traditional Chinese users and Hong Kong/Taiwan documents.
學而時習之，不亦說乎？有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？
Noto Sans Japanese (JP)
Full support for Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, and commonly used Kanji (JIS standard). Optimized for Japanese typography, with balanced proportions between Kana and Kanji.
吾輩は猫である。名前はまだ無い。どこで生れたかとんと見当がつかぬ。
Noto Sans Korean (KR)
Covers all Korean Hangul characters and commonly used Hanja. Optimized by Korean typography experts, compliant with Korean publishing standards.
대한민국은 민주공화국이다. 대한민국의 주권은 국민에게 있고, 모든 권력은 국민으로부터 나온다.
Source Han Sans
Open-source pan-CJK font jointly developed by Adobe and Google. Seven weights available, covering Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese variants, the preferred choice for professional publications.
思源黑体 / 源ノ角ゴシック / 본고딕 — A Pan-CJK Typeface
Font Rendering Comparison
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中文示例：学而时习之
日文示例：吾輩は猫である
韓文示例：대한민국 만세