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Gareth_Williams
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January 18, 2026
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Chinese Fonts Written in Only Chinese?

Now all the Chinese font’s names are written in Chinese! How stupid is that! How are you supposed to find a font that you have used in another application? In my case “Songti SC” In the words of the great Victor Meldrew “I don’t believe it!”

This will make a complete mess of many of my projects. Is there a way of reversing this ridiculous nonsense so you can read them in English? and why on earth have they done it?

Ton Frederiks
Ton FrederiksCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 18, 2026

@Gareth_Williams Yes, there is an option in Preferences > Type > Show Font Names in English.

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Ton Frederiks
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January 18, 2026
Ton Frederiks
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Community Expert
January 18, 2026

@Gareth_Williams Yes, there is an option in Preferences > Type > Show Font Names in English.

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Gareth_Williams
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January 18, 2026

Thanks Ton, I should have checked that!

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Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 18, 2026

Good to hear that helped (but I think it should be the default on English or non CJK systems).

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