lxgw/LxgwNeoZhiSong resource
A Chinese serif font derived from IPAmj Mincho. 一款衍生于「IPAmj明朝」的中文宋体字型。 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 88
Flags: no_license
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: 7.0
- age_days: 1244
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 51
Adoption not part of the score
1209 stars · 8 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
LXGW Neo ZhiSong is an open-source Chinese serif (Song) typeface derived from IPAex Mincho and IPAmj Mincho, adapted to mainland China standardized glyph forms. It supports Unicode Variation Sequences, Greek/Cyrillic, Vietnamese Latin, and many special CJK symbols, and is now in a stable maintenance period.
Use cases
- open-source Chinese serif font for documents
- Song typeface with mainland China standardized glyphs
- font for typesetting Chinese text with UVS punctuation variants
- free alternative to commercial Song fonts
- font supporting Greek, Cyrillic, and Vietnamese Latin alongside Chinese
When to choose
- you need a free, open-licensed Chinese Song/serif font
- you want mainland-standard glyph shapes based on IPAmj Mincho
- you need broad CJK symbol coverage (I Ching, mahjong, xiangqi, counting rods)
When to avoid
- you need a font under a permissive license like OFL or MIT (it uses IPA Font License 1.0, with embedding restrictions)
- you need frequent new glyph additions or rapid iteration
- you need a sans-serif or handwriting style
Facets
dataset · maturity maintenance
internationalization cross-platform cross-platform font typeface chinese-simplified serif songti open-source-font ipa-font-license localization
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwNeoZhiSong · fetched 2026-08-28 · abfdcdb9851d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lxgw/LxgwNeoZhiSong | main | 96 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="lxgw/LxgwNeoZhiSong")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem