Summarized test results:
Language-specific default fonts

Intended audience: users, HTML coders, script developers, CSS coders, Web project managers, and anyone who wants to know whether browsers apply different fonts depending on the language of the content.

These tests check whether browsers apply different fonts depending on the language of the content. This behaviour is not specified in the HTML or CSS specifications. They assume that no explicit font-family styling has been applied to the content.

To see the test, click on the link in the left-most column. To see detailed results for a single test, click on a row and look just above the table. The detailed results show the date(s) the test result was recorded, and the version of the browser tested.

Any dependencies are shown in notes above the table, and notes below the table will usually provide any additional useful information, including an explanation of why a result was marked as 'partially successful'.

Key:

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Results

Note that these test results are for released versions of the browsers tested.


CJK

Notes

  1. firefox 41.0: Different fonts for each language. A different Japanese font is used when no language is specified.
  2. chrome 46.0: Different fonts for each language. Uses the traditional chinese font when no language is specified.
  3. opera 33.0: Different fonts for each language. Uses the traditional chinese font when no language is specified.
  4. safari 9.0.1: Different fonts for each language. A different font is used when no language is specified, but not clear which.
  5. edge: Different fonts for each language. Uses the traditional chinese font when no language is specified.