Free Song / Mincho Fonts
Song and Mincho (serif) typefaces for body text, classic and literary designs. 20 fonts
About Song / Mincho fonts
Song (called Mincho in Japan) pairs thin horizontals with thick verticals and triangular serifs, the traditional choice for books and newspapers. Here you will find long-reading faces such as Source Han Serif VF, I.Ming and Dinglie Songke alongside creative, distressed takes like Soukou Mincho and Genkai Mincho. Song looks most refined in print; on screen, avoid very small sizes so the thin horizontals stay visible.
Hanzi Pinyin (汉字拼音体)
A typeface that shows pinyin and tone marks above each character, ideal for education materials.
Source Han Serif VF (思源宋体（可变版）)
Adobe's pan-CJK serif companion to Source Han Sans, supporting Chinese, Japanese and Korean; this is the variable-font version.
Maoken Fengya Song (猫啃网风雅宋)
A Song typeface reworked from Swei Spring by a Maoken user, narrowed and heightened so it resembles Fangsong.
Chill Duanhei Song (寒蝉端黑宋)
Modified from Source Han Serif with thickened horizontals, combining Hei sturdiness with Song serifs.
Swei Meatball (狮尾肉丸体)
By Taiwanese designer MAX, modified from Source Han Serif by replacing triangular serifs with semicircles for a modern look.
Swei Spring (狮尾四季春)
A Hei–Song hybrid by Taiwanese designer Max, clean, modern and light.
Hanazono Mincho (花园明朝体)
A Mincho typeface from the GlyphWiki project with an enormous glyph set covering almost all CJK characters.
Huaguang Junxiu (华光俊秀体)
Huaguang Type's first free commercial-use typeface, tall and elegant with balanced strokes.
Mengshen Pinyin (萌神拼音体)
A pinyin typeface by MaruTama, built from Source Han Serif and M+ fonts, for learning Chinese.
Feihua Song (飞花宋体)
A Song typeface adapted from Hanazono Mincho to match Mainland Chinese glyph standards, delicate and elegant.
Genkai Mincho (源界明朝体)
Based on Source Han Serif with eroded, damaged effects while staying readable.
cwTeX Ming (台湾明体)
A Ming (Song) typeface common in Taiwan, classic and plain.
Zitiquan Xinyi Jixiangsong (字体圈欣意吉祥宋)
Zitiquan's third free commercial-use typeface, a rounded, classical Song-style title font.
I.Ming (一点明体)
A Ming typeface following the traditional glyph standard of the Inherited Glyphs checklist, formerly known as Kokushiroku Mincho.
Soukou Mincho (装甲明朝体)
A Japanese Mincho modified from Source Han Serif, with ultra-thin horizontals and a damaged effect, containing 15,444 characters.
Xiangcui Typewriter (香萃打字机体)
A Song family by Xiangcui XC based on Source Han Serif, imitating typewriter ink spread, in 3 weights.
Dinglie Songke (鼎猎宋刻体)
A Song typeface based on Song-dynasty woodblock prints, rigorous with pronounced stroke rhythm, good for food, culture and editorial design.
Runzhijia Kangxi Dictionary (润植家康熙字典美化体)
A cleaned-up and refined version of the Kangxi Dictionary style, clear with a traditional look.
Oradano Mincho (ORADANO 明朝体)
A Mincho typeface reviving Meiji-era letterpress, based on 1897 Tsukiji Type Foundry type.
Huiwen Mincho (汇文明朝体)
An old-metal-type style font compiled from scans of historical prints such as the draft Chinese character simplification scheme in Wenhui Daily.