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LXGW WenKai GB Release Notes

LXGW / Fontworks Inc. · A Simplified Chinese typeface derived from Klee One, with GB-oriented character forms and proportional and monospaced styles.

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Last 365 days
Latest version
1.530
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Release cadence
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1 release in 30 days

  1. 1.530

    Latest

    OpenNavo editorial Added to Homebrew

    Adjusts existing Chinese glyphs and adds characters and variation sequences introduced in Unicode 18.0. Adds dice and mahjong symbols, additional Latin combinations, and the fwid feature for selected full-width characters. Repositions and resizes the LXGW logo glyph. The exact glyph lists and variant-specific changes are documented in this font's official 1.530 release.

    Adjusts existing Chinese glyphs and adds characters and variation sequences introduced in Unicode 18.0. Adds dice and mahjong symbols, additional Latin combinations, and the fwid feature for selected full-width characters. Repositions and resizes the LXGW logo glyph. The exact glyph lists and variant-specific changes are documented in this font's official 1.530 release.

    Official source

  2. 1.522

    OpenNavo editorial Added to Homebrew

    This release revises Chinese and Hangul glyphs, adds characters and OpenType features, and updates punctuation, symbols, and vertical metrics.

    Glyphs
    Revised many Chinese characters and Hangul forms.Added Han characters and superscript/subscript letters.Corrected the glyph for 䝉 (U+4749).
    Features
    Added chws and vchw punctuation-compression features.Added dash-joining; removed dlig from the monospaced build.Adjusted vertical ascender and descender metrics.
    Symbols
    Updated punctuation, symbols, and selected glyph outlines.Monospaced ⸺ and ⸻ now use 1 EM, with ccmp support for full width.

    LXGW WenKai GB 1.522 revises a large set of Chinese characters and several Hangul forms, and adds Han characters and superscript/subscript letters. It corrects the character 䝉, which had been drawn as 𫎇, and updates selected glyphs and symbol outlines. Some Light-weight symbols were replaced with the original Klee One Regular forms.

    The release adds chws and vchw for font-level punctuation compression, plus a dash-joining feature. The monospaced build removes dlig to avoid affecting the font's display in editors. Vertical ascender and descender values are set to 500 and -500 to address overly wide line spacing in some vertical-layout environments.

    Other changes include revised punctuation and symbols, Unicode variation sequences for centered punctuation, and a 1 EM design for monospaced ⸺ and ⸻ so terminals can recognize the font as monospaced; environments supporting ccmp can display them as 2 EM or 3 EM lines. The release also changes some radical glyphs to composite forms and redraws part of Extension A in coordination with related projects; 1,500 characters remain AI-generated.

    Source: GitHub release

  3. 1.521

    OpenNavo editorial Added to Homebrew

    A broad glyph and character coverage update, including Unicode 17.0 additions, mapping corrections, and 850 Extension B characters from Pengli WenKai.

    Characters
    Adds Unicode 17.0 characters and the Saudi riyal symbol.Adds 850 Extension B characters from Pengli WenKai.Adds small kana and symbols; removes two Han and one symbol.
    Glyphs
    Revises many Han, Hangul, Greek, Latin, and Kangxi radical glyphs.Changes cover GB 18030-2022 and Unicode 17.0 G-source forms.Some Extension A glyphs were redrawn with related projects.
    Corrections
    Corrects several character mappings and duplicate-looking glyphs.Some Extension A glyphs remain AI-generated, per the release.

    LXGW WenKai GB 1.521 makes extensive changes to character shapes and coverage. It adds Han characters included in Unicode 17.0, the Saudi riyal symbol, small kana, and several other symbols. It also adds 850 Extension B Han characters from Pengli WenKai, retaining that font’s original forms. The release removes two Han characters and one symbol.

    Glyph revisions include many Han characters, Kangxi radicals adjusted according to GB 18030-2022, Unicode 17.0 G-source forms, and a large set of Hangul syllables. Changes also affect Greek alpha forms in monospaced fonts, selected Latin characters, and other glyphs. Some Extension A Han glyphs were redrawn in collaboration with related projects; the release states that 3,000 characters in that area remain AI-generated.

    The update also corrects character mappings, distinguishes certain shapes, and fixes a mistaken mapping for 𧗩. See the official release notes for the full character lists and glyph details.

  4. 1.520

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    OpenNavo editorial Added to Homebrew

    Expanded and recomposed Chinese glyphs, added Hangul coverage and symbols, adjusted glyph shapes, and changed OpenType GDEF handling.

    Chinese
    Added 2,899 glyphs to complete the BIG5 range.Recomposed 2,414 remaining basic-area glyphs.Recomposed 837 Extension A glyphs in GB/Z 40637-2021.Added Korean-source polyphonic compatibility ideographs and 3 characters.
    Hangul
    Added Hangul Compatibility Jamo and all 11,172 defined syllables.
    Other
    Adjusted numerous glyph shapes and added 3 symbols.Removed GDEF from features.fea; OpenType classes are now auto-defined.

    LXGW WenKai GB 1.520 expands the Chinese glyph set and revises existing glyphs. It adds 2,899 glyphs to complete the BIG5 range, then recomposes 2,414 remaining glyphs in the basic area. It also recomposes 837 Extension A characters included in GB/Z 40637-2021. The release adds Korean-source polyphonic characters from the CJK Compatibility Ideographs block and the characters 𠈌, 𣽽, and 𦊱. Numerous other Chinese glyph shapes are adjusted.

    Hangul coverage gains the Hangul Compatibility Jamo set and all 11,172 syllables defined by Unicode. Three symbols are added: ℞, ⇪, and ⍻. In font feature data, GDEF is removed from features.fea; OpenType glyph classes are automatically defined instead.

    Official release notes

  5. 1.511
  6. 1.510
  7. 1.501
  8. 1.500