My work updated the computers to Windows 10 and now the wanikani font is all thin and I dislike it. I searched the Internet for fixes, blaming it on a Windows 10 setting. Then I came here and searched and it looks like it’s because I no longer have the Meiryo font? The solution I found in an old thread said to download a language pack, but I don’t seem to have that option. Windows says ‘a language pack isn’t available’ when I add Japanese.
So I was going to see if I could grab Meiryo directly, but it looks like Microsoft wants to charge me $129 for it?!
Do I have any other options? Is there a similar font that maybe I do have or can get for free?
Believe me, upgrading to Windows 10 was not something I agreed with!
There are several free EPSON fonts that are good, and I also like nagayama_kai. I don’t use them as my primary font though. I use them with Jitai for more varied reviews.
Also, keep in mind that web pages specify a list of fallback fonts. On Wanikani, I think Yu Gothic may be higher on the priority list than Meiryo, so if both are present on your system, it will still use Yu Gothic. But there are scripts you can use to change your font priority on Wanikani.
If you use Chrome you can download the Font Changer extension. It allows you to set default fonts per website without the need for font installation. I use it for Memrise to make the font larger / easier to read. ^^