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Noto Sans CJK

brew install --cask font-noto-sans-cjk v2.004

Free, open-source font family covering Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters with extensive glyph support.

Why you might care

Noto Sans CJK is Google's unified solution for displaying CJK text across multiple languages and regions. Install it if you need reliable rendering of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text in applications, documents, or websites—it's free, well-maintained, and covers historical and modern variants.

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