# Does not show Chinese, Japanese characters

**URL:** <https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666>\
**Category:** Applications and GUI\
**Created:** [October 22, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666 "2021-10-22T09:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![akwin](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@akwin](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/akwin)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666/1 "2021-10-22T09:57:34Z")

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Hi Mabox team,  
While surgind internet, I realised that on youtube video and text for other languages is unreadable.

 ![chinese language](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/uploads/default/original/1X/2fc9d3eb5c297cac314fe5de9b157b6f572dbb8d.png)

I have checked through phone, and the language is chinese. I also check some japanese website, and it seems the text also not showing any japanese character.  
I have tried to install the language packaged if that the issue. It seems I do not have the option to do so when checking on Mabox Control centre \> Language packages.

Please assist how to fix this issue.

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**Author:** ![napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/napcok/32/410_2.png) [@napcok](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/napcok)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666/2 "2021-10-22T10:32:05Z")

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Hi @akwin,

Install **noto-fonts-cjk** for Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters.

```auto
yay -S noto-fonts-cjk

```

If you like to configure Mabox for Asian Languages this video may be help..

[![](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e688234a02d624c264afb8b717dc69da869a4327.jpeg "【Mabox Linux】とにかく軽いLinuxです。安心してください！使えますよ！") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBDHvkt0cF0)

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**Author:** ![akwin](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@akwin](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/akwin)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666/3 "2021-10-22T11:02:56Z")

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Thank you very much. I have inserted the command and after relogin, I can see the japanese text.

That is great.

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**Author:** ![taito](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/taito/32/1238_2.png) [@taito](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/taito)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666/4 "2022-05-20T04:31:40Z")

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It would be ideal to have this somehow integrated to the OS setup, or to it’s welcome popup to install it as soon as possible without risking losing this information or never finding it in the first place. Every time I install Mabox, I have to revisit this thread to remember what I should do.

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**Author:** ![Mabruce](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/user_avatar/forum.maboxlinux.org/mabruce/32/1618_2.png) [@Mabruce](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/u/Mabruce)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.maboxlinux.org/t/does-not-show-chinese-japanese-characters/666/5 "2022-09-11T16:40:11Z")

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It’s mentioned on Arch-wiki. Works like a charm.