There are some incredibly complicated instructions on the internet for changing your system font to something pretty — like Segoe UI, the new default font in Microsoft Vista. There are similarly complicated instructions for adding Korean language support to your WM6 device as well. After a few hours of tinkering, these are the only modifications you need to accomplish the following:
1) Change the system font to Segoe UI. 2) Support the reading of Korean filenames using the Malgun font.
.Reg File Based Installation
One of the readers of this article, Dragon042, was kind enough to create a .reg file which automatically makes the registry changes I’ve documented in this article for Korean support using XP fonts. Download here. Copy gulim.ttc into your Windows folder and run the .reg file.
Instructions for Windows Vista Fonts:
Copy segoeui.ttf, segoeuib.ttf, and malgun.ttf to the Windows folder of your Windows Mobile 6 device. These files can be found in the Windows\Fonts directory of your Vista installation.
Add the following registry keys:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Segoe UI = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic
Tahoma = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic
*Note that there are no quotation marks used anywhere.
[HKLM/System/GDI]
FontLinkMethods = 1
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Segoe UI
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Segoe UI
Use the below instructions to accomplish the following: 1) Keep the default font to Tahoma. 2) Support the reading of Korean filenames using the Windows XP Gulim font.
Instructions for Korean Support using only Windows XP Fonts:
Copy gulim.ttc to the Windows folder of your Windows Mobile 6 device. These files can be found in the Windows\Fonts directory of your Windows XP installation.
Add the following registry keys:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Tahoma = \windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim
*Note that there are no quotation marks used anywhere.
[HKLM/System/GDI]
FontLinkMethods = 1
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Gulim
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Gulim
Perform a soft reboot and you should be all set. If you have problems, make sure that the case and spacing of the keys you entered exactly match the above.
Explanation:
FontLink keys essentially extend a Western/Roman font to include non-Roman fonts. By enabling Font Linking as documented above, you enable WM6 to search for Korean characters in the Segoe UI AND Malgun font sets. Inevitably, the operating system will find the correct Korean characters in Malgun.ttf and render them on your screen. The references below document additional registry keys in WM6, but the instructions above are sufficient.
References:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa911441.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa911449.aspx
If you have a HTC Fuze aka Touch Pro and want to enable Korean fonts in TouchFlo, see my directions here.
Hello
I tried to do the same on windows mobile 6 with font from WindowsXP (gulim)
But it seems it doesn’t work even after a soft reset.
Do you have any idea on how to do it?
And what about the input method?
Thanx
Just switch malgun.ttf to gulim.ttc and change all references to Malgun Gothic to Gulim. The font name under the SystemLink and FontAlias registry keys are case sensitive. Make sure to copy the font to the Windows folder and not the Windows\font folder on your mobile device.
I don’t see FontLink under HKLM/Software/Microsoft
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
I have followed some other methods on the web(XDA Developers) w/o much luck. I’m trying to change all system font to Malgun.ttf..
Having input support would be huge for me. I wonder why Microsoft won’t friggin put in other language support for WM. Even Ipod has it…
Thanks.
Hi Won. My complaints exactly. I just wanted my Korean song titles to show up correctly on WM or HTC Audio Manager. If you do not see the FontLink key (or any other registry key), you will have to create it under the appropriate registry path. As for other input options, you may be able to change the keyboard mapping somehow, but I have not researched it.
OK thanx for the answers i will try i put evertything in font file (in fact the matter is i use french ROM so the files names are different -_-;; )
About the input method i’ve found a free keyboard yesterday then i will try it
Anyway i guess changing the font will kill all the french specific symbols :-/
Demosthenes,
I just wanted to say thank you for your post. It works great and I love it.
I have a question though, The Korean displays fine in the file however does not encode in media player. Do you have any idea how to fix it?
thanks.
What do you mean by “does not encode in media player?” Do you mean that Korean text does not show up? After the modifications listed above, when I play Korean mp3’s in media player, all the Hangul shows up correctly in the display, including artist, song name, and album name. I would suggest that you make sure that the metadata itself is encoded correctly.
Anyway, thank you for the information.. I followed your instruction on my Blackjack II (WM6 device).
I can see korea file names.. however, when I tried to go to Korean websites or read Korean e-mails,
it still does not display correctly. (in Media player, Korean songs title does not show up correctly)..
Similar to what hg has reported I guess.. Maybe there is something else I need to do..
Are you running WM 6 ? and not 5?
Will this work only for devices that ues tahoma as the system fonts?
I feel like I am almost there… (I have been searching and wasted a lot of time before I found your posting..)
Any thought? anybody??
I have window XP. I can’t find the font you are talking about. Is there other fonts I can use? I just got BJII which has WM6. I love to have Korean language support.
Thanks!
If all you guys want is Korean support, try the second set of instructions for Korean support using Windows XP fonts.
Hi.
I have bought Palm Treo 500v which runs on WM6 and wanting to have Korean displayed on my Palm.
I have copied gulim.ttc from windows/fonts on my laptop to WM6 windows folder.
And…I am stuck now..
Maybe it is a stupid question, but how do you do the following steps?
I dont even know where to see to add registry keys…how do you get to this folder on WM6?(not a computer person at all…)
Add the following registry keys:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Tahoma = \windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim
*Note that there are no quotation marks used anywhere.
[HKLM/System/GDI]
FontLinkMethods = 1
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Gulim
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Gulim
CAN ANYBODY OUT THERE HELP ME?
zodiacace@hotmail.com
If you could help…please add me on your MSN…hehe
you will need to get a registry editor.
you can go to http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/
and download CeRegEditor
If you are not sure about it, ask someone to help you because
if you make a mistake, it can mess up your device..
by the way, as far as some of the problem I reported earlier,
I think it has to do with the way the text are encoded.
This tick handles UTF-8 encoding without any problem, but
does not know how to handle EUC-KR encoded ones.
I am not sure, but in my browser, it cannot view Koreans but
if you go to google search, (since it uses UTF-8 for results),
I can read Korean.. I am not 100% sure, but after spending
hours last night (slept at 3 AM), I kind of gave up….(for now).
good luck.. and if you find a way to do it, let me know..
Alex
Thanks Alex,
It was very helpful…:D
Still it wouldnt display emails and music file names in Korean though…:’(
I think you are right about that encoding thingy…
google search is fine with displaying korean, but some other korean websites, (such as daum.net, naver.com)and some emails are not….
Hmmmmm…..
I will keep trying, and will let you know if I find a way…
(If you do it first, let me know!!! hehehe~ zodiacace@gmail.com)
Thanks again!!!
Christina
Well, you can buy a software called smartCJK.
I tried it and it was working great.. displays Korean fonts in every application.
however, it has problem with a software I use at work..and it has problem with LiveSearch.
so I had to remove it.
If you don’t need to use liveSearch, give it a try..
you can go to http://www.diotek.co.kr/eng/product/product_smartcjk.asp to download..
they have a trial software you can download.
Good luck~
Has anyone tried it with BlackJack II? I tried but it is not working.
I also tried diotek software trial version but doesn’t seem to work.
I have blackjack II and tried Diotek’s smartCJK.
It worked fine except that it was causing another progrm (one that I need for work) to crash.
so I removed it.
Then I followed Demosthenes’ direction and made it work but with some limitations..
1) I can read Korean file names in file explorer..
2) Can read Korean in some pages (encoded with UTF-8).. but not ones that was encoded in EUC-KR.
so I am usng Gmail client and it enables me to read all Korean e-mails..
PS> for web browsing, you can use opera mobile ($25).. not opera mini (free)..
okay, so i have no idea what to do, i downloaded the CEReg editor and i have no idea what to do next.
i’d be more than happy if someone explained to me as you would explain to a 10 year old. lol thankssssss
Anyone use vzw phone? I know vzw restricts alot from OEM software but I can’t get it to work on q9m. all korean characters are ‘SQUARE’
More detailed description for newbies would be appreciated too for others who lack in-depth knowledge in registry.
Thanks inadv
Hi,
I search the registry but unfortunately I did not seem to find the [HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
If anyone have any idea, that will be a great help, I am using the HTC-touch WM6 OS
Thanks
Hi Ronnie… if you don’t see the registry key, you may have to create it using a registry editor. Hope that helps.
Hi Demosthenes,
Is it possible to fontlink to 2 additional font?
for example, i want to display simplified chinese and korean on an english based font..
Will simply adding the following work?
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Tahoma = \windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim
Tahoma = \windows\simsun.ttc,simsun
Hi Gin,
I don’t see why not, though I have never tried. Make sure the way you spell simsun is correct from a case perspective, as I believe those values are case-sensitive.
Demosthenes
Thanks a lot!
Enjoy the evening =)
I don’t think I can create a new key at the very top level of registry. It seems any new key will be under one of registry key already in the system like HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT etc… Which one should I choose to create new keys below???
Thank you in Advance.
Ethan
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Segoe UI = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic
Tahoma = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic
*Note that there are no quotation marks used anywhere.
[HKLM/System/GDI]
FontLinkMethods = 1
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Segoe UI
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Segoe UI
HKLM is an abbreviation for HKey Local Machine. So, you shouldn’t be appending to the top level. Hope that helps!
I did exactly you explained using both Vista fonts and XP font, and nether method worked on my BlackJack II.
Not sure what I did wrong or if what you have here doesn’t work on my device. Am I missing something?
Oh, one thing I noticed was that my Outlook contact with Korean name changed from boxes to question mark, but all other things such as music file names on my microSD card all show letters as square boxes.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
HI!
What registry do i have to do this? On my Desktop or on my Phone?
sorry for the stupid question. i just want to make sure. i dont want to mess up my registry thats all..
Thanks
Hi Dennis,
Update the registry on the phone using something like Resco Registry Editor or PHM Registry Editor. Good luck.
Demosthenes
hi! I tried to create FontLink key, however, there is error messaage such as “Access is denied” using CeRegistry Editor. Can you help me how to add the key
Ki,
Try using a registry editor from your Windows Mobile device like PHM Registry Editor.
Demosthenes
I used CEReg editor; however, how do I put the values after I found directories?
There are four “New”;
do I have to use “String value?”
For example,if I have Segoe “UI = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic”
do I have to put “Segoe UI” in the name part and “\windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic”
in the data part? (blank under the name part)
Yes KIA, you are correct. Use string values with Segoe UI as the name and the \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic as the value.
For numerical values, do not use string. Use dword.
Demosthenes
Oh, that’s what I did wrong!
I used string for numerical value.
Two more questions
1) Is it normal that gulim.ttc’s size is large (Over 12 MB and that is large for PPC’s main memory.)
2) If I want to see Chinese words (sometimes Korean writing has chinese letters), which font should I get? and do I just add the same registry like Korean fonts?)
Thanks.
Yes, most of the Korean font files are large because they contain not only Korean, but Chinese, and English fonts. So, the Korean fonts should include Chinese characters as well.
Demosthenes
I sucessfully added Korean support; nevertheless, I still can’t read Korean fonts in the website (IE). Do you have any solution for my problem?
malgun.ttf’s size is 4.13MB, but it doesn’t display Chinese words. Therefore, I tried Gulim, and it doesn’t even display Koreans correctly. I don’t know what I did wrong!
Do you have to use “Stiring value” for “Nm = Gulim?” Other values in the same directory are dword for this one.
Is there any other method to get Korean support?
How about Korean input? Do you use any third party software?
I hope Diotek had software like Diopen 6.0 for qwerty keyboard nontouch smartphone.
I would buy SmartCJK if it supported Korean input; however, it doesn’t.
Korean does not render in Pocket Internet Explorer. Try using another web browser, like Skyfire or Opera Mobile. The instructions above give you the ability to see Korean file names in the operating system, i.e. folders and file names.
Demosthenes
I’m working on second one because the first one does not display chinese letters.
It still doesn’t display Korean fonts correctly; it only shows blanks.
I rechecked every registry values; however, nothing seems to be wrong.
I don’t know why second does not work when first one worked.
Where did you get “gulim.ttc” from? I have Korean ver. Windows XP SP2, and I got the font file from it.
gulim.ttc shows “True Type Collection Font File.”
I downloaded Korean Font cab file from this website: http://www.careace.net/index.aspx
And, after a soft reset, it works fine.
Thanks you so much for the information.
I followed the direction from Demosthenes and it works.
FYI, I am using Motorola Q9h with Window Mobile 6.
I used the gulim.ttc from my Windows XP installation.
No additional font needed, just gulim.ttc and PHM Registry Editor.
Keith
This is just a side comment, but I thought I should point this out. As someone who deals with dozens of different mobile devices at MIT, I’ve tried reading/writing in Korean on pretty much everything.
The best is the iPhone. All other mobile platform users wanting Korean (also Japanese and Chinese) will suffer greatly, unless Korean is built-in. (WinMo devices sold in Korea, of course work just fine).
Over the past ten yeats, I dealt with all of the major carriers, software companies (incld Microsoft), and manufactures, and it’s very frustrating how we are powerless in getting these guys to put support for Korean in. With the exeption of Apple, and possibly Research In Motion with OS 4.5 (no one else really cares).
Bottom line, if you really need to use Korean for web browsing (and searching), email, and even text messaging (to other iPhone users only), get an iPhone and you will be so much happier.
I have a number of Korean grandmothers and grandfathers in Boston enjoying this newfound joy in using Korean flawlessly on the iPhone.
I would concur that the iPhone is probably the best device out there for Asian language support. My fiance has an iPhone and Apple’s excellent treatment of foreign language input is quite evident. Unfortunately, more than just language support drives phone selection.
The reasons why I personally stick with Windows Mobile are my medical software, the plethora of applications out there, hackability, Orb streaming, QWERTY keyboards, and extended batteries. And, my 8525 can generally do everything the iPhone can do… though probably not in as sexy a manner. Of course, if you’re looking to edit a registry, you’re probably not so fixated on sexy anyways.
My next phone will either be the HTC Touch Pro or the HTC Dream Google phone. Definitely not the iPhone in this incarnation. Its simply too closed a platform with poor battery life. And the keyboard? No amount of intelligent guessing is going to recognize medical lingo on that crap-tastic on-screen keyboard.
Thanks KIA,
Korean Font cab file from this website: http://www.careace.net/index.aspx, works for me too.
My device is T-mobile Dash Windows Mobile 6 version.
I really enjoyed all you guys discussion here and will do the same soon as my new blackjack will arrive in next week.
one question for all you guys… will it works if I buy phone (maybe blackjack III) in Korea, and bring it here US and get service here? I’m pretty sure it will handle Korean flawless. Pls give me advise if any…
I already check Samsung Korea but they are not so cooperative for this kind of question.
thanks,
soong…..
Thanks Demosthenes!
Now all the mp3 files show correctly as korean;however, I was actually looking for a way to read my e-mail in korean.
Even after registry changes as you suggested, e-mail that contains korean characters displays it weirdly.
What else do I need to change?
Thanks in advance.
FYI, I am using HTC Touch with WM6.
Hi Peter,
E-mail in Korean is a problem. As far as I know, you can’t read Korean with the default email client. Try FlexMail 4.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes -
Thanks for posting this. I have tried numerous registry edits from other sites and yours is the only one that has worked for me. I am now able to read chinese characters in my email and SMS on WM 6.1. I just replaced the Korean font you listed with SimSun.
I’ve tried everything but it just changed the look of fonts but I still can’t see korean fonts.
I have Windows Vista home edition.
please help me out
Oh Wow!
Thank you SO much for posting this!
I’m finally able to have Korean font support on my Windows Mobile device. I’ve been looking everywhere for this. I’ve tried Diotek’s Diopen software, which worked perfectly for reading/writing Korean on my WM6 device, but alas, I did not want to shell out $20 just to read Korean.
Thank you so much for posting this method! It works great!
If you can, do you think you can make a simple .reg file for the future, so all people need to do is to Copy gulim.ttf into their \windows folder, and then run the .reg file? I think a lot of people will appreciate that. =D
Once again, thank you SO much!!!!
I made a registry file to automate the registry editing process to add Korean support.
Make sure you first have a registry editing program installed on your Windows Mobile Device. I recommend Resco’s Registry Editor.
Then copy the .reg file to your device, and run it. Be sure to have first copied gulim.ttc onto your Windows folder on your device.
And that should do it!
Good luck!
Whoops, forgot the link to the reg file itself.
Here you go:
http://rapidshare.com/files/162992849/KoreanFontSupport.reg
Hi Dragon,
Thanks for making a .reg file. I had been meaning to create one for a while, but it was always on the back burner. If you don’t mind, I’ll post the link to your reg file on the main page.
Do you need to keep the resco’s registry editor??
it has a 7 day trial limit
and do not want to pay to read korean
THANK YOU IN ADVANCED
i downloaded the resco’s explorer, added the gulim font in my phone
and opened up the koreanfontsupport in my phone
and a popup says:
RESCO Registry module not found
PLEASE HELP ME
Instead of Resco, download and install Dotfred’s Task Manager which comes with a Registry Editor.
Works on HTC Touch PRO (SPRINT), but font size seems smaller than it used to be.
Thanks!!
Is there any way to leave the font file on my storage card instead of the windows directory? The file is fairly large, and I am running out of storage space on my phone.
Stuff like this should be in Windows. Move the other garbages to the storage.
i have htc touch diamond but the method does not work.
i used registry files that you uploaded and put them in to windows file and run the .reg
but it did not work at all.
What didn’t work? You need to be more specific. The HTC Touch Diamond, like the HTC Fuze (Touch Pro), uses the TouchFlo3D user interface by default. If you’re looking to enable Korean fonts in the TouchFlo3D interface, see the last link in the post. If you are saying that Korean support wasn’t enabled in the native Windows Mobile operating system, then try manually editing the registry as documented above.
I ALSO DONT HAVE
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
FONTALIAS IN MY PHONE.
Yea! thank you. http://www.careace.net/web/contents_careace.aspx?did=200&pid=1 here is Korean font. It works well~
wow this is great it deff works
but does anyone know how you can type in korean?
i saw a post about the iphone but thats apple and apple has the thing were you can switch keyboards from english to korean and vise versa, which is pretty cool
HI, thanks for the explanation. It worked very well on xperia x1 with touchflo 3D
Hi, I have a Samsung Omnia. I know lot of people rate quite low on it b ut I like the fonts.
Can you help me get korean language on my Samsung Omnia i910?
Thanks,
Dan
You can get the Korean font for Omnia here. http://www.careace.net/careace/2008/11/11/korean-font-for-samsung-epix-download/
Thanks, Bob. Partially it worked, but that korean font was for a previous Windows Mobile and would not work properly. I do not see everything in Korean but I am happy.
I wish I could have the latest OS for Korean fonts for Samsung Omnia i910.
Thank You Bob!
Thanks, Demosthenes
It worked for me, but after many many tries.
Because my vista have the font names all in caps!!!! when I copied them over to my Sprint HTC Touch Pro the files were all in cap.
Once i changed the names to lower case it worked!
Can you please add a note that the fonts names are case sensitive for people like me?
You have this note
“If you have problems, make sure that the case and spacing of the keys you entered exactly match the above.”
but it does not tell that the files names must match exactly as the ones in registry.
Well I was confused.
Thank you very much!
Now I can sleep.
[Updated] The careace changed Korean font download links and cab file supporting Omnia as well. http://www.careace.net/2008/11/11/korean-font-for-samsung-epix-download/
Thank you so much!!!
works good on my samsung omnia!!!
Glad to hear it!
Worked great!
Thank you.
Windows XP font.
hello,
first of all i am an absolute beginner to this so please excuse my stupidity.
now, i have the HTC Cruise (P3650) running WinMo 6.1 and ive got my gulim.ttc and korean_font reg file.
I have looked into every path and folder on my HTC and i cannot find the “Windows” folder for which i have to copy the font file and run the reg file on.
please please help me!
thanks in advance!
Hi, Thanks for listing a great post~!
I hab one question though… if anyone has Samsung i670 via verizon. Windows Mobile 6. I have gone through all the steps shown above in the USING ONLY XP font. I figure some korean fonts started to appear in the windows media player web browser (not all) . But i still see fonts in the explorer as squares.. why is this does anyone know?? Should i try omnia thing thats shown above? Thank you all.
James, you cannot browse your phone’s operating system by connecting it to your computer. Rather, you need to copy the files over to a temporary location (most logical place would be your memory card) and then use a file browser (google search Total Commander) on your phone to copy it to the right location.
John, if Korean fonts have started appears, that means you’ve done things correct. Its likely that your problem is that your MP3 metadata is not encoded properly. Try opening your MP3’s on your computer and checking to see if they render Korean properly. Also, make sure to do a soft reboot.
Good luck.
Hi everyone, I own a Motorola Q8, and I copied malgum.ttf to Windows/Fonts, and modified the registry as described but doesn’t work.. Has anyone succeeded with a Motorola Q? Any suggestions? Thanks!
by doing this, can this type korean too?? or it can just read only??
Demosthenes & to all the experts!!!
I have a Motorola Q9m.. using a WM 6.1
I downloaded the reg file and even downloaded gulim.ttc file online, and the CeRegistryEditor.
Now…..how do i copy the gulim.ttc into my Windows folder and run the .reg file??
please help me?!!
Erin, I recommend you download Total Commander and install it to your phone. To transfer gulim.ttc from your computer to your phone, use ActiveSync on your desktop or laptop computer. You cannot transfer directly to the windows directory or any subdirectory in windows. So, you will first have to copy the file to your phone and then use Total Commander to move the file to the appropriate directory. To run the .reg file, use Total Commander.
Demosthenes, I have vista x64, and it seems like the total commander supports the vista x32. Am i not able to do this using the CeRegistry? I now understand the gulim.ttc can be anywhere in the windows folder. Still not sure how to find the correct directory.. sorry..i’m a total computer idiot!
Demosthenes, I have an X1 and tryed to use the .reg method dragon042 made. I put the gullim.ttf file in my device’s Windows file. I then also put the KoreanFontSupport.reg file in the same Windows file and ran it using Resco. It asked me if I wanted to import it…clicked Yes…got a msg saying it was sucessfully imported. But I still cannot read Korean font OR receive Korean SMS.
Couple Q’s
1) Should I put the KoreanFontSupport.reg file in my device’s Windows file?
2) Am I running the .reg file correctly? Should it be asking me about importing?
Pls help…
Hi Divemaster,
Well, first, I can’t really say whats going on with the X1 since I don’t have an X1. However, there are a few things you can check. First, the file should be gulim.ttc not gulim.ttf. Make sure you’ve named it properly and make sure its all lower case. Second, make sure the file is located in the \windows folder on your phone. Once you’ve run the .reg file, there is no need to keep in on your phone. A .reg file simply gives one time instructions to update the registry. Then, do a soft reboot and that should work. If it does not, then there is a possibility that the X1 does not use the same default font as the HTC Fuze/Touch Pro. You would have to figure out what the default font is and modify the registry by hand.
Good luck!
Thanks for your prompt re;ply and sorry for the typo. Confirm that it is .ttc NOT .ttf. Can you please advise what is the default font for HTC Fuze/Touch Pro AND how I can verify the X1’s default font.
Maybe I did not run the .reg file properly? When I opened the file using resco, it said it imported it sucessfully. Is that right?
Most likely it imported successfully. Unfortunately, if you’re default font is not Tahoma, the Korean fonts won’t be linked properly. To set your default font to Tahoma, you most modify your Windows Mobile registry to the following registry value:
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Tahoma
I recommend downloading and installing Total Commander to your phone to help you modify the system registry by hand.
Good luck!
I checked the registry using CeRegistryEditor and it shows that the font is in fact tahoma (nm = Tahoma).
Do you have any other ideas on what it may be/solutions?
Thanks for your help~!
Furthermore, I’ve gone and done it all manually using the method you posted:
Copy segoeui.ttf, segoeuib.ttf, and malgun.ttf to the Windows folder of your Windows Mobile 6 device. These files can be found in the Windows\Fonts directory of your Vista installation.
“Add the following registry keys:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Segoe UI = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic
Tahoma = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic
*Note that there are no quotation …….”
Still nothing! I did everything accordingly. Only thing I was confused with was when creating the new string, what do you put as the name? Does it matter?
For example I would put Segoe UI = \windows\malgun.ttf,Malgun Gothic in the “string value” field (under the correct Reg key)….but there is also a “Name” field to be entered…
Thanks
Strangely enough, it did change the font on some of the text on my home panel (calender, date fonts).
Hi Divemaster,
As I recall, the Sony phone uses a different shell from the HTC phones. This shell sits on top of Windows Mobile 6.1. HTC uses the TouchFlo 3D shell while I’m not familiar with the Sony phone. So, I cannot tell you how the fonts behave in the the Sony shell. However, if you were to disable the shell and use the base Windows Mobile shell, I’m sure that the registry settings would work for you.
Good luck!
I can’t find a “WindowS” folder in my WM6 installation…
Seems to make Korean font on browser display
but it did not display in file browser or music player.
Any ideas?
Hi Demosthenes,
Thanks for your post that actually helps me a lot.
By the way, I am using Windows Mobile 6.1 Japanese version and it is working fine for Korean with your instructions, but Japanese has some problem to be shown after doing it.
Do you have any ideas?
Thanks.
Hi!
I tried changing the system font, and found it successful. When i went to add the following value to enable my device to read Korean
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Gulim
I received an error message, “Destination value name already exists.” I think it’s because I already added the following value when changing the system font to Vista font:
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Segoe UI
How do i get around this problem??
Is there anyway I can read both korean and chinese character on my phone? My phone is already installed with chinese support. But after i key in the support for korean, I was unable to read some of the chinese characters.
Please tell me what should I do. Thank you!
Euni,
Forget about the FontLink entry if its already set. Just set:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Tahoma = \windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim
That should do the trick.
Koh,
Under:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Tahoma = \windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim
Just add another entry for the Chinese font, like:
Tahoma = \windows\simsun.ttc,NSimSun
It says “Destination value already exists” when i want to add another entry for the chinese font.
Hello,
I have tried all the registry, and I even installed SmartCJK.
However, I still cannot read Korean emails on my Outlook E-mail.
I can at lease see a few emails (not all of them) through my Mobile Email program that came with the phone.
Even though I can read the contents, the titles are broken, and especially general emails from my friends (from gmail) the fonts are not showing up either.
Would you guys necessarily know what I am doing wrong?
Please advise.
Thanks!
-Jae
Thanks a lot for your info. I really appreciate it.
I just have little problems with it though.
My phone is Moto Q11 running with windows mobile 6.1
I did the same thing you recommended for Erin since she got MOTO Q9.(Install Total commander, synchronize the gulim font to my phone then move it properly with total commander, then add registry key for xp in total commander as well and save it, of course both of them in Windows folder. No error message, so I guess it went well)
But I can’t see korean in my windows media player.
I can surf in specific sites in korean such as DAUM but I tried kr.yahooo.com nd no luck.
I would just very much like to READ korean in my phone. I don’t even expect Hangul input.
Can you help me please?
I’m desperate…..
Did you reboot your phone? If you followed the instructions to the letter, there should be no problem. I would suggest just going over each instruction, step by step. Look for typos, etc. You need to reboot the phone before the changes will take effect. Make sure that your MP3 tags are encoded properly. Sometimes, people complain that they can’t read Korean MP3’s and don’t realize that their MP3 tags are screwed up to begin with.
I did reboot my phone.
and after your advice i went over again step by step
I made sure the registry key is correct. (what do you mean by look for typos?)
Unfortunately no luck. So i thought about it again. thinking back each step i took.
oh btw I had downloaded your already made registry key by another blogger. (thanks a lot for that)
So i had this question… when you say to run a registry key… do you mean literally execute the registry key? because when i did that in file manager (it’s like windows explorer) it said it didn’t find any program to open with. so i ran the total commander, and inside of that program i found the registry key and clicked “edit” because there’s no such option as run or open. (well, there’s view but it wouldn’t show me anything) when i clicked edit, it showed the registry key for xp you post, then i cliked save and close. so That’s what i did as “run” the registry key.
Am I wrong? I’m sorry for bugging you much…
but I really appreciate your help, thank you
ps. btw i think my mp3 tags are ok since i can read the hangul titles in my windows media player of my laptop.
Hi BB,
Running the registry key using Total Commander was the way to go. Since you already typed in the value, it just took you to the existing value. So, from the information that you provided, you appear to have set things up properly.
Why don’t you post up the all the keys and values you have under the following headers so I can take a look.
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
[HKLM/System/GDI]
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
so i didn’t mess it up. that’s a relief…
well this is what i found out when i clicked “edit” first time (the reg. file i downloaded from here)
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
“Tahoma”=”\windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim”
[HKLM/System/GDI]
“FontLinkMethods”=dword:0
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
“Nm” = “Gulim”
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
“Tahoma” = “Gulim”
And then I realized that you mentioned something about no quotation mark so i erased all the quotation marks and literally copy/paste your instruction so now i have it looking like this:
[HKLM/Software/Microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]
Tahoma = \windows\gulim.ttc,Gulim
[HKLM/System/GDI]
FontLinkMethods = 1
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Gulim
[HKLM/System/GDI/FontAlias]
Tahoma = Gulim
I really hope I can fix this thing
Thanks!
Try changing
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Gulim
to
[HKLM/System/GDI/SYSFNT]
Nm = Tahoma
I did, “edit” “save” close and then reboot…
nothing changed… should i change sometihing else?
Thanks!
how do you do it with an s60 phone?
thanks.
I have a blackjack II and have installed CeRegistryEditor on my computer. I run Vista. I want to unlock a way to use my internet on my phone to my laptop and i want to be able to use networks, not just my provider (AT&T). Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
Hi Demosthenes, thanks for this nice post!
I’ve followed your instructions on my LG KS20 (Windows Mobile 6.0) with a slight modification for Japanese (I can’t speak Korean, though).
What I modified is just replacing Malgun Gothic (malgun.ttf) with Meiryo (meiryo.ttc), since Meiryo is designed for Japanese.
It works fine on file explorer, I can see files named in japanese correctly.
In Windows Media Player, I can see song’s name or artist in Japanese in LIBRARY correctly at first, but they turned into question marks (such as ???????.mp3) when I tap “back” button on media player’s library. But this is not a big deal.
But japanese texts do not show up in internet explorer mobile, they appear as boxes. Since these boxes are not readable, I had to copy-paste them into notes or word mobile just for reading. Encoding is set to UTF-8 as default, but those text still do not show up.
Should I link all my fonts to Meiryo under [HKLM/software/microsoft/FontLink/SystemLink]? I’ve installed frequently used fonts like arial, calibri, cambria, comic sans, trebuchet, verdana, and times new roman before.
hi Demosthenes
first of all thanks for the post!
i just have one big problem. i have vista home edition and i can’t seem to find “segoeui.ttf, segoeuib.ttf, and malgun.ttf ” in my fonts folder!! another thing is when i try to copy the .ttc files it says “Error: cannot copy gulim & gulim che & dotum & dotumche: the device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected” please help!! thanks in advance.
great great posting!!
i was trying to teach how my htc diamond (sprint) to display korean for the longest!!!! and now i can read it just fine… even e-mail!!
thank you very much for the posting!!
I used one of those cab that were floating around in either this or the other post and works perfect reading e-mail, even browsing internet using opera 9.5. thank you again!!
(can you tell how excited i am?
)
I tried all things you posted on this site to my xv6900.
Now, I can see korean filename and folder name correctrly.
However, I can’t see korean font in windows media player mobile neither htc audio manager.
Actually, I tried to use Asukal font before and it worked fine for all things except one.
It automatically changed system locale to Korea and made conflict on navigation program.
So, I now am looking for only change of system font supporting both filename and media player.
Anyone plz help me to fix this….
I have tried on my HTC HD2 (Leo) [HK English version] and it worked, could show Korean correctly.
However, the Chinese Characters (originally included in the ROM) and Japanese Characters (installed with Jap input app - Ooki) can no longer be displayed correctly after the setting.
How would it be possible to make it possible to display Chinese/Japanese/Korean at the same time?
hi,
i have a samsung omnia pro B 7329 handset in india. i also want to install the korean font support in the phone. i have tried to update registry with the mentioned values but i could not do so as the registry is locked for editing and i am unable to find a tool to unlock it. can u suggest some working tools for the same.
thanks
Hi,
I have two font files
Futura LT Condensed Light (for normal)
Futura LT Condesed Medium (for bold)
How can I set them up using font link methods.
(I tried renaming them to segoe.ttf and segoeb.ttf but those files are in use by my Windows Mobile OS. (WM6.1 i am using on my smartphone)
Do reply
Thanks
Thanks for the article.
Since you published this in 2008, has there been any significant improvements in support for Korean fonts on Windows Mobile devices?
I have recently got a Windows Mobile 6.5 and haven’t yet tried these steps. Are the steps and tools refered to in this article likely to have changed much?
Hi
I need help with the opposite.
I have a korean omnia sph 8400 with windows mobile 6.1 and I would like to add the capability of changing the language of the system to english without resetting the whole device to loose all the network specific setings, applications etc.
however in the regional options in settings, there is only options for the numeric system, time /date, monetary system etc… no language change option.
any ideas?
Thanks for your great post. I have successfully enabled my Samsung Omnia Pro 7320 to show devanAgarI(Hindi) letters.
i followed the steps for adding korean font to my HTC diamond using Vista fonts. The korean text showed up fine without a problem but the Opera Mobile Browser that comes with HTC diamond got all screwed up. not a single page viewed from opera has english on it and the characters are all a bunch of symbols and signs. please help. i would like to know how to reverse the process as well just in case i mess things up in the future. thanx
To revert back: 1) remove the SystemLink, and FontLink registry entries 2) set SYSFNT back to your default, most likely Tahoma