# LXGW WenKai

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。

Repository: https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenKai
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lxgw-wenkai
Language: Shell
License: OFL-1.1
License Family: other
Topics: font, cjk, typeface
Last push: 2026-08-13T07:42:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 51, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2041, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 169, "gap_med": 91.5, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 25694, forks 637 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:38.402347+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: graphics
- domain: cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: font, cjk, typeface, chinese-font, open-source-font, klee-one, simplified-chinese, traditional-chinese, screen-reading, ofl-license, localization, android, web-server

## Member repositories
- lxgw/LxgwWenKai (main) score 82
- lxgw/LxgwWenKai-Screen (mirror) score 78
- lxgw/LxgwWenkaiGB (mirror) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.402347+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:00.337289+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenKai (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.402347+00:00, sha 943ffb65c73a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.