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WenJin Mincho

A large Han-ideograph character set Songti(Mincho) font suite mainly derived by Source Han Serif and Han glyphs generated by modified Kage engine, and the glyphs are mainly presented in China mainland glyphs standard(aka G source).

Introduction

WenJin Mincho is a large Han-ideograph character set Mincho(Songti) font suite developed with Source Han Serif and its derivatives, using GlyphWiki data and Han ideographs generated by a modified version of the Kage engine to achieve full coverage of Unicode-defined Chinese characters and Han ideographs registered in the Ideograph Variant Database, with Unicode Han ideographs are mainly rendered in mainland China glyph standards. The font family adopts SIL Open Font License, which is free for commercial use by any individual or organization.

There are relatively few free commercial and even open source large Han-ideograph character sets, and almost none of the free commercial large Han-ideograph character sets for Mincho(Songti) are based on the mainland China glyph standards. Therefore, if you are looking for a free commercially available large Han-ideograph character set font, WenJin Mincho is a good choice.

In addition, WenJin Mincho also supports a variety of Chinese romanization(or phonetic notations) and Zhuyin systems, and is equipped with a variety of OpenType features that can be freely invoked, including glyph standard switching, support for Chinese romanization(or phonetic notation) and Zhuyin variants, support for Zhuyin symbols in vertical typesetting, correct positioning of combining characters, and punctuation extrusion.

Before using the WenJin Mincho font suite, it is highly recommended that you read the following manual in order to fully utilize the features provided by the font suite.

Click to view the picture introduction(Chinese Version)

User Manual

Click to read the full PDF of user manual(Chinese Version)

Font License

This font is released under the SIL Open Font License. Any individual, enterprise, team, etc. of this font for use, copy, modify, distribute and other arbitrary purposes that you have completely read, fully understand and agree to the SIL Open Font License and to ensure that not to make any objection. At the same time, you also understand and agree that: when you violate the SIL Open Font License will be strictly in accordance with the relevant provisions of the SIL Open Font License to deal with, if necessary, the author can be pursued for civil and/or criminal liability.

Click to read the SIL Open Font License

Click to read the SIL Open Font License FAQ

You can do...

  • Any individual, group, organization, or enterprise may use it for commercial and non-commercial purposes free of charge, without the need to pay fees, inform the author in advance, indicate the source information, or obtain the author's permission.
  • Republish or install font files, embed them into any software or device, and the software or device can be redistributed or resold.
  • Modify, expand and format font files, but if you want to publish a second-modified work, must meet the following conditions:
    • Published under the SIL Open Font License, and the reserved name of this font (and its translations in other languages) may not be used: WenJin Mincho, 文津宋体, 文津宋體, 文津明朝, 문진(文津) 명조 (If you only perform format conversion or subsetting of the source font, and do not publish the changed font file separately, you can continue to use this reserved name);
    • It must be distributed free of charge (including making an installation package only for the purpose of installing this font, but not in the form of a chimera with other software), and no additional restrictions may be added on the basis of the SIL Open Font License;
    • The copyright notice at the beginning of the license provided with this font is retained in its entirety, regardless of the form of modification or the inclusion of glyphs from this font in other OFL fonts.

You cannot do...

  • Sell any part of the font file (including but not limited to glyphs, OpenType feature) for resale, including but not limited to selling the font file separately, bundling it with other fonts, requiring payment for special permissions to use the font, etc.
  • Publish any part of the font file under a non SIL Open Font License.
  • Using this font file or its derivatives to harm the normal operation of computer systems (including but not limited to embedding computer viruses in font files, subjectively intentionally exploiting vulnerabilities in programs or systems to disrupt the normal operation of computer systems, etc.).
  • Use this font for purposes that violate local laws and regulations.
  • Other behaviors that violate the SIL Open Font License that are not listed above.

Other Statements

  • The author's failure to exercise, timely exercise, or fully exercise the legitimate rights enjoyed by the SIL Open Font License shall not be deemed as a waiver of such rights, nor shall it affect the author's future exercise of such rights.
  • If one or more of the terms of the SIL Open Font License is held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part or unenforceable due to force majeure, this shall not impair the enforceability of the other terms of the SIL Open Font License;
  • This font is a free commercial font. Any behavior that requires payment (or require payment for special permissions) to obtain this font is considered fraudulent. Beware of being deceived.
  • This font does not contain any political intentions, metaphors, or purposes, and is not related to any political activities. The author shall not be liable for any joint legal liability arising from the use of this font.

Other Materials (Click to Read)

List of supported variant character sequences in WenJin Mincho(Chinese Version)

Changelog(Chinese Version)

FAQ(Chinese Version)

Related fonts and resources(Chinese Version)

Feedbacks and Contacts

If you have any questions or suggestions about the use of this font, or requests to add hypothetical G-source (i.e., Chinese characters written in mainland China) Chinese characters, you are welcome to give feedback to the author. You can either submit an issue in the corresponding project in GіtΗub (submission of irrelevant content is STRICTLY PROHIBITED), or you can give feedback through the following contact information.

Important

Before giving feedback, please consult the FAQ(Chinese Version) and the issue partition for this project to see if there are any duplicates.

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