mpv-player / mpv-player/mpv

Simplified Chinese subs display issue

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Description

Important Information

Provide following Information:

If you're not using git master or the latest release, update.
Releases are listed here: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases

Reproduction steps

Just play any video with build-in srt subs in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese

Expected behavior

Both Chinese characters display correctly

Actual behavior

Traditional Chinese displays correctly but Simplified Chinese some characters have fallback to another font

Log file

https://zerobin.net/?6122eea95c23f10c#DsgCU2FwdtgGKkqZ9dxCjkZDI5Hv0lNDyl3b/4sFgNY=

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the subtitle rendering on Windows 10 with the reported mpv build, then inspect the linked screenshot and log for the font-selection details. Compare Traditional and Simplified Chinese subtitles; the issue is done when both display correctly without unintended fallback characters.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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