CJK languages refers to scripts that use Chinese characters and their derivatives. This includes Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, and Korean.

Supported fonts

If you are using the Figma desktop app, you can use any fonts already on your computer. If you're using Figma in the browser, you can install the Figma Font Helper to access fonts installed on your computer.

Mac

Figma supports the following native fonts, by language:

• Simplified Chinese 简体中文: Song, ST Heiti, ST Kaiti, Fang Song
• Traditional Chinese 繁體中文: Apple LiSung, LiHei Pro, LiSong Pro
• Japanese 日本語: Osaka, Hiragino
• Korean 한국어: Hangangche, Seoul, Apple SD Gothic Neo

Windows

Figma supports the following native fonts, by language:

• Simplified Chinese 简体中文: SimSun, KaiTi, Microsoft YaHei
• Traditional Chinese 繁體中文: Ming Light, Microsoft JhengHei
• Japanese 日本語: MS Gothic, MS Mincho
• Chinese 中文: Microsoft JhengHei, Microsoft YaHei, SimHei
• Korean 한국어: Dotum, Gulim, Batang, Gungsuh

Font fallback

Font fallback allows you to use characters and icons that aren't specifically supported by that font.

If a font doesn't support a character you input, Figma will render that specific character in a Noto font. No more empty spaces or missing character icons.

For people writing in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, Figma may choose the wrong version of a character.

To fix that, you can select your text and update the font to use the specific Noto font for your language. Or select another font that supports the language you’re writing in.

Google Noto Fonts

Google has a repository of open-source fonts that support a variety of syllabary and logogram based languages.

• Search for languages, regional variations, and font names on the Google Noto website.
• Filter by Language when looking for Google Web Fonts.

Figma includes a selection of popular Google Noto fonts in the font picker. This covers both the Serif and Sans Serif versions.

Select a Noto font

You can update the font for a selection of text, or an entire text layer.

1. Select the text layer you want to update.
2. Open the Design tab in the right sidebar.
3. Click the next to the current font family.
4. Search for and select the relevant Noto font.

Figma lists Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Noto fonts in shorthand. For example: Noto Sans Simplified Chinese is shown as Noto Sans SC.

• SC = Simplified Chinese
• TC = Traditional Chinese
• JP = Japanese
• KR = Korean

You’ll see the full name for any other Noto Sans or Noto Serif fonts. This includes: Bengali, Javanese, Malay, Telugu, Tai, Thai, Tamil, Gujarati and Kannada.