Version 2.0, 30 March 2023

Version history:

• 1.1, 18 December 2017

• 1.2, 3 September 2018

• 1.3, 31 March 2022
• 2.0, 30 March 2023

Fonts

In order to support not only modern Korean but also older texts, version 2.0 of Typesetting Korean now specifies Google Noto Serif CJK kr, Regular and Bold, as the main typeface for Korean text. This typeface covers both Hanja and Hangul; even archaic Hangul are supported, something which was missing from the previously-specified Batang typeface. The Hanja coverage of Noto Serif CJK kr is the equal of Batang’s. (According to information found previously on the Google Noto website, the Noto CJK fonts support “over 1.5 million archaic Hangul syllables and 11,172 modern syllables as well as all CJK ideographs in KS X 1001 and KS X 1002.”)

• Brill 11 pt: ~ Batang 11 pt

• Brill 10 pt: ~ Batang 9 pt

• Brill 9 pt: ~ Batang 9 pt

Please also consult CJKV fonts: How to choose between them.

Please see below for archaic Hangul syllables.

Emphasis

Use the Google Noto Serif CJK kr Bold font.

Windows and macOS

Windows fonts, as long as they are TrueType fonts (.ttf) or TrueType Collections (.ttc), or CFF-flavoured OpenType fonts (.otf), can also be used on macOS.

Archaic Hangul syllables

The OS-supplied fonts mentioned above, Batang and AppleMyungjo, are not capable of displaying all Hangul syllables that were ever used, especially so-called ‘archaic’ ones. In case these archaic Hangul syllables need to be rendered, a fallback font must be used. According to information found previously on the Google Noto website, the Noto CJK fonts support “over 1.5 million archaic Hangul syllables and 11,172 modern syllables as well as all CJK ideographs in KS X 1001 and KS X 1002.” The two fonts Brill specifies are:

• Google Noto Serif CJK kr Regular

• Google Noto Serif CJK kr Bold