Default font changes
We are updating the Document Object Model (DOM) default fonts and UI fonts for Windows apps using JavaScript for several languages, as defined in the table below. This means that certain webpages and web apps that depended on Internet Explorer’s old default fonts may look different. Although their overall appearance should be improved, this change could confuse certain tests that depend on a specific look for certain scripts. For example, Arabic with no font specification now defaults to Times New Roman as opposed to Simplified Arabic. The UI font is determined on a per-language basis. For example, for Windows apps using JavaScript, UI fonts for Japanese will now be Meiryo UI. You can mitigate the effect of this change by specifying a particular font instead of relying on old default fonts, and by updating your tests to expect the new font values.
| Name | Tag | Webpage font | CSS serif | CSS sans-serif | UI (Windows apps using JavaScript) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Arab | Times New Roman | Times New Roman | Segoe UI | Segoe UI |
| Armenian | Armn | Times New Roman | Times New Roman | Segoe UI | Segoe UI |
| Bangla | Beng | Shonar Bangla | Shonar Bangla | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Bopomofo | Bopo | Microsoft JhengHei | Microsoft JhengHei | Microsoft JhengHei | Microsoft JhengHei UI |
| Braille | Brai | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Buginese | Bugi | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI |
| Canadian Syllabics | Cans | Gadugi | Gadugi | Gadugi | Gadugi |
| Cherokee | Cher | Gadugi | Plantagenet Cherokee | Gadugi | Gadugi |
| Coptic | Copt | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Han (Simplified) | Hans | Simsun | Simsun | Microsoft YaHei | Microsoft YaHei UI |
| Han (Traditional) | Hant | PMingLiU | PMingLiU | Microsoft JhengHei | Microsoft JhengHei UI |
| Cyrillic | Cyrl | Times New Roman | Times New Roman | Arial | Segoe UI |
| Devanagari | Deva | Kokila | Kokila | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Deseret | Dsrt | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Ethiopic | Ethi | Ebrima | Nyala | Ebrima | Ebrima |
| Georgian | Geor | Segoe UI | Sylfaen | Segoe UI | Segoe UI |
| Glagolithic | Glag | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Gothic | Goth | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Greek | Grek | Times New Roman | Times New Roman | Arial | Segoe UI |
| Gujarati | Gujr | Shruti | Shruti | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Gurmukhi | Guru | Raavi | Raavi | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Hebrew | Hebr | Times New Roman | Times New Roman | Arial | Segoe UI |
| Old Italic | Ital | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Javanese | Java | Javanese Text | Javanese Text | Javanese Text | Javanese Text |
| Japanese | Jpan | MS Pgothic | MS Mincho | Meiryo | Meiryo UI |
| Kannada | Knda | Tunga | Tunga | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Khmer | Khmr | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI |
| Korean | Kore | Gulim | Batang | Malgun Gothic | Malgun Gothic |
| Lao | Laoo | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI |
| Latin | Latn | Times New Roman | Times New Roman | Arial | Segoe UI |
| Malayalam | Mlym | Kartika | Kartika | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Mongolian | Mong | Mongolian Baiti | Mongolian Baiti | Mongolian Baiti | Mongolian Baiti |
| Myanmar | Mymr | Myanmar Text | Myanmar Text | Myanmar Text | Myanmar Text |
| N'Ko | Nkoo | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima |
| Ogham | Ogam | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Ol Chiki | Olck | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Old Turkic | Orkh | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Odia | Orya | Kalinga | Kalinga | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Osmanya | Osma | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima |
| Phags-pa | Phag | Microsoft PhagsPa | Microsoft PhagsPa | Microsoft PhagsPa | Microsoft PhagsPa |
| Runic | Runr | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol | Segoe UI Symbol |
| Sora Sompeng | Sora | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Sinhala | Sinh | Iskoola Pota | Iskoola Pota | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Syriac | Syrc | Estrangelo Edessa | Estrangelo Edessa | Estrangelo Edessa | Estrangelo Edessa |
| Tai Le | Tale | Microsoft Tai Le | Microsoft Tai Le | Microsoft Tai Le | Microsoft Tai Le |
| New Tai Lue | Talu | Microsoft New Tai Lue | Microsoft New Tai Lue | Microsoft New Tai Lue | Microsoft New Tai Lue |
| Tamil | Taml | Vijaya | Vijaya | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Telugu | Telu | Vani | Vani | Nirmala UI | Nirmala UI |
| Tifinagh | Tfng | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima |
| Thaana | Thaa | MV Boli | MV Boli | MV Boli | MV Boli |
| Thai | Thai | Leelawadee UI | Angsana New | Leelawadee UI | Leelawadee UI |
| Tibetan | Tibt | Microsoft Himalaya | Microsoft Himalaya | Microsoft Himalaya | Microsoft Himalaya |
| Vai | Vaiii | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima | Ebrima |
| Yi | Yiii | Microsoft Yi Baiti | Microsoft Yi Baiti | Microsoft Yi Baiti | Microsoft Yi Baiti |