Korean Support¶
Yatsu supports Korean fonts and Hangul character counting for progress and reading statistics.
Recommended Setup for Korean Books¶
- Open the Korean book.
- Open Appearance.
- Pick a Korean font, such as Noto Sans KR or Noto Serif KR.
- Set Character Counting Method to Auto.
- If the character counter stays at zero or looks too low, set it to Korean.
If you use the tracker, update or restart the tracker after changing the counting method so the current session starts from the corrected character position.
Korean Fonts¶
Open a book, then open Appearance from the reader toolbar.
In Font family, use the language filter and choose Korean to narrow the list to Korean-capable fonts. Yatsu includes these Google Fonts options:
- Noto Sans KR
- Noto Serif KR
- Nanum Gothic
- Nanum Myeongjo
- Gowun Dodum
- Gowun Batang
You can also use uploaded fonts or installed system fonts. If the font name or file name looks Korean, Yatsu can include it in the Korean font filter.
Note
Google Fonts are fetched by the browser from Google. Uploaded font files are not included in Settings Sync or complete local backups. Upload them separately on each device.
Character Counting¶
Yatsu's progress counters and reading tracker are based on character positions. For Japanese and Chinese, Yatsu counts Japanese kana, CJK ideographs, full-width alphanumerics, and related characters. For Korean, Yatsu can count Hangul instead.
Open Appearance while reading and set Character Counting Method:
| Method | What it does |
|---|---|
| Auto | Uses Korean counting when the book declares Korean or the text looks clearly Korean. Otherwise uses Japanese/Chinese counting. |
| Japanese/Chinese | Uses Yatsu's normal Japanese and Chinese counting. |
| Korean | Counts Hangul and alphanumerics for the current book. |
Use Korean when a Korean book has missing or incorrect language metadata, or when Auto does not recognize the book.
What Changes When You Switch Counting Method¶
Changing the counting method affects the current book's character counters, progress positions, chapter character totals, bookmarks, and reading tracker calculations that depend on character position.
Existing statistics entries are not rewritten. If you have already tracked reading for a book with the wrong method, future tracker updates will use the new method, but older saved rows keep the numbers that were recorded at the time.
The character counting method is stored locally per book. Yatsu Account Settings Sync does not sync it between devices.
Limitations¶
Yatsu does not currently add a separate Korean reader content language override. The Reader content language setting is mainly for choosing Japanese, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese glyph forms for shared CJK characters.
Yatsu does not include a Korean dictionary or morphology tool. Use an external tool for lookup and text analysis.