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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