welai/glow-sans resource
SHSans-derived CJK font family with a more concise & modern look. 未来荧黑·未來熒黑·ヒカリ角ゴ：基于思源黑体改造，拥有粗度和宽度系列，更加简明现代的超大字体家族。 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2409
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1637
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1957 stars · 62 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Glow Sans (未来荧黑) is an open-source CJK sans-serif font family derived from Source Han Sans, Fira Sans, and Raleway, offering 9 weights and multiple widths (44 fonts total) for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese. The fonts are generated entirely with code using image-processing-based glyph deformation algorithms, accompanied by a web-based visual parameter-tuning tool.
Use cases
- find a free commercial-use modern Chinese sans-serif font
- download a CJK font family with multiple weights and widths
- get an open alternative to Source Han Sans with a more concise look
- use a Chinese/Japanese font in UI or web design
- customize font glyph parameters via a visual tool
- install CJK fonts via Homebrew
When to choose
- you need a free, commercially usable CJK sans-serif with fine-grained weight/width options
- you want a modern, clean alternative to Source Han Sans for SC/TC/Japanese text
- you want to experiment with parametric glyph deformation in type design
When to avoid
- you need Korean glyph support
- you need variable fonts or TTF format
- you require perfect curve quality or full coverage of all Source Han Sans characters (e.g., enclosed CJK letters)
- you need OpenType features like ccmp or locl for CJK
Facets
dataset · maturity maintenance
graphics image-processing developer-tools graphics web-design developer-tools cross-platform windows font cjk chinese-fonts japanese-fonts source-han-sans typeface otf typography open-font-license localization web macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/welai/glow-sans · fetched 2026-08-28 · ec10d4655fb7
- homepage: https://welai.github.io/glow-sans · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0de19b69d4b0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| welai/glow-sans | main | 10 |
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