<p>Yes. It looks like the Japanese font. Font series called Kozuka/小塚 or Mincho/明朝 will rending it as Google Docs, Firefox or Chrome your saw. Because the characters for both Japanese and Chinese have the same Unicode U+5916 for 外 and U+5C06 for 将. Try to switch to a Chinese font instead you will see the correct rending for Chinese Simplified look.</p>

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<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Fixed in both my terminal and browser:</strong></p>
</blockquote>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/57whD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/57whD.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Since I noticed this problem across all browsers and in my terminal, I figured the proper way to adress it would be at the system level.  I found a fix <a href="https://gangmax.me/blog/2017/01/10/change-ubuntu-16-dot-04-default-chinese-font/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and have outlined the steps below.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Navigate to <code>/etc/fonts/conf.d/</code></p></li>
<li><p>Edit <code>64-language-selector-prefer.conf</code>, moving the <strong>SC</strong> suffixed fonts to the top of each preference list:</p></li>
</ol>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0"?&gt;
&lt;!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"&gt;
&lt;fontconfig&gt;
    &lt;alias&gt;
        &lt;family&gt;sans-serif&lt;/family&gt;
        &lt;prefer&gt;
            &lt;family&gt;Noto Sans CJK SC&lt;/family&gt;
            &lt;family&gt;Noto Sans CJK JP&lt;/family&gt; # Original top choice
            &lt;family&gt;Noto Sans CJK TC&lt;/family&gt;
        &lt;/prefer&gt;
    &lt;/alias&gt;
    &lt;alias&gt;
        &lt;family&gt;monospace&lt;/family&gt;
        &lt;prefer&gt;
            &lt;family&gt;Noto Sans Mono CJK SC&lt;/family&gt;
            &lt;family&gt;Noto Sans Mono CJK JP&lt;/family&gt; # Original top choice
            &lt;family&gt;Noto Sans Mono CJK TC&lt;/family&gt;
        &lt;/prefer&gt;
    &lt;/alias&gt;
&lt;/fontconfig&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<ol start="3">
<li>Edit <code>69-language-selector-zh-cn.conf</code>, adding <code>WenQuanYi Micro Hei</code> font to the top of each family (serif, sans-serif, monospace):</li>
</ol>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0"?&gt;
&lt;!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"&gt;
&lt;fontconfig&gt;

    &lt;match target="pattern"&gt;
        &lt;test name="lang"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;zh-cn&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/test&gt;
        &lt;test qual="any" name="family"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;serif&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/test&gt;
        &lt;edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;WenQuanYi Micro Hei&lt;/string&gt; # Added by me
            &lt;string&gt;HYSong&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UMing CN&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UMing HK&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL New Sung&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;WenQuanYi Bitmap Song&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UKai CN&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL ZenKai Uni&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/edit&gt;
    &lt;/match&gt; 
    &lt;match target="pattern"&gt;
        &lt;test qual="any" name="family"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;sans-serif&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/test&gt;
        &lt;test name="lang"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;zh-cn&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/test&gt;
        &lt;edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;WenQuanYi Micro Hei&lt;/string&gt; # Added by me
            &lt;string&gt;Noto Sans CJK SC&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;WenQuanYi Zen Hei&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;HYSong&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UMing CN&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UMing HK&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL New Sung&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UKai CN&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL ZenKai Uni&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/edit&gt;
    &lt;/match&gt; 
    &lt;match target="pattern"&gt;
        &lt;test qual="any" name="family"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;monospace&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/test&gt;
        &lt;test name="lang"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;zh-cn&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/test&gt;
        &lt;edit name="family" mode="prepend" binding="strong"&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;WenQuanYi Micro Hei Mono&lt;/string&gt; # Added by me
            &lt;string&gt;DejaVu Sans Mono&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;Noto Sans Mono CJK SC&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;WenQuanYi Zen Hei Mono&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;HYSong&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UMing CN&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UMing HK&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL New Sung&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL UKai CN&lt;/string&gt;
            &lt;string&gt;AR PL ZenKai Uni&lt;/string&gt;
        &lt;/edit&gt;
    &lt;/match&gt; 

&lt;/fontconfig&gt;
</code></pre>

<hr>

<p>Saving the changes and opening a new terminal, the characters are now rendered as desired:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/5dr5s.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5dr5s.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>After restarting the computer, one also sees the characters properly rendered in the browser:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6JK3k.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6JK3k.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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Apollys supports Monica
<p>I am seeing some characters rendered strangely and would like to know what I can do to fix it.</p>

<p>In Google search bar, rendered strangely.  Inside translate box, rendered as desired:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/OHc0y.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OHc0y.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>In Google Docs, Firefox or Chrome:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/k92zW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/k92zW.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>In my terminal:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fFz66.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fFz66.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<hr>

<p>Is it perhaps trying to render in a Japanese font automatically?</p>

<ul>
<li>OS: Ubuntu 16.04</li>
<li>Browsers: Firefox &amp; Chrome (seems to be browser independent)</li>
<li>Tested in incognito mode</li>
</ul>

<characters><fonts>
Chinese Font - Some Characters Rendered Strangely (外，将）
# Chinese Font - Some Characters Rendered Strangely (外，将）

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-31)

I am seeing some characters rendered strangely and would like to know what I can do to fix it.

In Google search bar, rendered strangely. Inside translate box, rendered as desired:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/OHc0y.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/OHc0y.png)

In Google Docs, Firefox or Chrome:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/k92zW.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/k92zW.png)

In my terminal:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/fFz66.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/fFz66.png)

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Is it perhaps trying to render in a Japanese font automatically?

* OS: Ubuntu 16.04
* Browsers: Firefox & Chrome (seems to be browser independent)
* Tested in incognito mode

**Tags:** characters, fonts


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-07-31. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Fixed in both my terminal and browser:

      
Since I noticed this problem across all browsers and in my terminal, I figured the proper way to adress it would be at the system level.  I found a fix here and have outlined the steps below.

Navigate to /etc/fonts/conf.d/
Edit 64-language-selector-prefer.conf, moving the SC suffixed fonts to the top of each preference list:

 



    
        sans-serif
        
            Noto Sans CJK SC
            Noto Sans CJK JP # Original top choice
            Noto Sans CJK TC
        
    
    
        monospace
        
            Noto Sans Mono CJK SC
            Noto Sans Mono CJK JP # Original top choice
            Noto Sans Mono CJK TC
        
    


 

Edit 69-language-selector-zh-cn.conf, adding WenQuanYi Micro Hei font to the top of each family (serif, sans-serif, monospace):

 




    
        
            zh-cn
        
        
            serif
        
        
            WenQuanYi Micro Hei # Added by me
            HYSong
            AR PL UMing CN
            AR PL UMing HK
            AR PL New Sung
            WenQuanYi Bitmap Song
            AR PL UKai CN
            AR PL ZenKai Uni
        
     
    
        
            sans-serif
        
        
            zh-cn
        
        
            WenQuanYi Micro Hei # Added by me
            Noto Sans CJK SC
            WenQuanYi Zen Hei
            HYSong
            AR PL UMing CN
            AR PL UMing HK
            AR PL New Sung
            AR PL UKai CN
            AR PL ZenKai Uni
        
     
    
        
            monospace
        
        
            zh-cn
        
        
            WenQuanYi Micro Hei Mono # Added by me
            DejaVu Sans Mono
            Noto Sans Mono CJK SC
            WenQuanYi Zen Hei Mono
            HYSong
            AR PL UMing CN
            AR PL UMing HK
            AR PL New Sung
            AR PL UKai CN
            AR PL ZenKai Uni
        
     




Saving the changes and opening a new terminal, the characters are now rendered as desired:

After restarting the computer, one also sees the characters properly rendered in the browser:


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-31. Score: 0

Yes. It looks like the Japanese font. Font series called Kozuka/小塚 or Mincho/明朝 will rending it as Google Docs, Firefox or Chrome your saw. Because the characters for both Japanese and Chinese have the same Unicode U+5916 for 外 and U+5C06 for 将. Try to switch to a Chinese font instead you will see the correct rending for Chinese Simplified look.


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