LXGW WenKai resource
An open-source Chinese font derived from Fontworks' Klee One. 一款开源中文字体，基于 FONTWORKS 出品字体 Klee One 衍生。 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 51
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 91.5
- age_days: 2041
- days_rel: 169
- days_push: 20
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
25694 stars · 637 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
LXGW WenKai is an open-source Chinese typeface derived from Fontworks' Klee One, released under the SIL OFL 1.1 license. It ships in multiple variants including a screen-reading version for Android, a GB-compliant version, a traditional Chinese version, and a Korean version.
Use cases
- open source Chinese font for documents and design
- free CJK font for commercial use
- font for Android screen reading without root
- traditional Chinese font with old-style glyphs
- embed a Chinese font in an app or website
- GB-compliant simplified Chinese typeface
When to choose
- you need a free, permissively licensed Chinese font for print, web, or app embedding
- you want a handwriting-style CJK typeface with active maintenance and many regional variants
- you need a screen-optimized Chinese font for Android devices
When to avoid
- your legal department requires a formal commercial font license certificate and does not accept OFL 1.1
- you want to sell the font files themselves, which OFL 1.1 prohibits
- you need a font distributable through Chinese phone theme stores that require copyright registration certificates
Facets
dataset · maturity active
graphics cross-platform developer-tools cross-platform font cjk typeface chinese-font open-source-font klee-one simplified-chinese traditional-chinese screen-reading ofl-license localization android web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenKai · fetched 2026-08-28 · 943ffb65c73a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lxgw/LxgwWenKai | main | 82 |
| lxgw/LxgwWenKai-Screen | mirror | 78 |
| lxgw/LxgwWenkaiGB | mirror | 82 |
For agents
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