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  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif. 8th generation and after)
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Bookerly (only for 3rd generation and after)
  • Publisher Font
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Bookerly (only for 3rd generation and after)
  • Publisher Font
  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif. 8th generation and after)
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Bookerly (only for 3rd generation and after)
  • Publisher Font
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Important Note: Kindle devices (and possibly apps on ios/android/windows) targeted for non-English speaking countries might have a different set of default fonts. I've seen reports starting in 2016 (here and here) that (unspecified) versions of Kindles devices for India include by default theNoto Sans Indic Noto Sans font. This font claims to(the portion which support 583the Indian languages as of). According to reader reports, this writingstarted happening with reading devices which were able to receive the 5. If8.7 firmware (or higher). That meant Kindle Paperwhites (generation 6 and later). If you know of other non-European fonts which are included by default on your device or app, feel free to mention in the comments)

(This info comes from this article about 1st gen Paperwhite and this article about Bookerly).

Several sources report that Kindle Paperwhite (6th generation and later) include Korean: HY Gothic & HY Myeong, Chinese: M Ying Hei & ST Heiti & ST Song, Indic: Noto Sans Bengali/Devanagari/Gujarati/Kannada/Malayalam/Tamil/Telugu. (It is unclear to me whether these fonts are installed on all these reading systems or whether they are installed only AFTER the Kindle owner loads an ebook in one of these languages).

Important Note: Kindle devices (and possibly apps on ios/android/windows) targeted for non-English speaking countries might have a different set of default fonts. I've seen reports starting in 2016 (here and here) that (unspecified) versions of Kindles devices for India include by default the Indic Noto Sans font. This font claims to support 583 languages as of this writing. If you know of other non-European fonts which are included by default on your device or app, feel free to mention in the comments)

(This info comes from this article about 1st gen Paperwhite and this article about Bookerly).

Important Note: Kindle devices (and possibly apps on ios/android/windows) targeted for non-English speaking countries might have a different set of default fonts. I've seen reports starting in 2016 (here and here) that (unspecified) versions of Kindles devices for India include Noto Sans (the portion which support the Indian languages). According to reader reports, this started happening with reading devices which were able to receive the 5.8.7 firmware (or higher). That meant Kindle Paperwhites (generation 6 and later). If you know of other non-European fonts which are included by default on your device or app, feel free to mention in the comments)

(This info comes from this article about 1st gen Paperwhite and this article about Bookerly).

Several sources report that Kindle Paperwhite (6th generation and later) include Korean: HY Gothic & HY Myeong, Chinese: M Ying Hei & ST Heiti & ST Song, Indic: Noto Sans Bengali/Devanagari/Gujarati/Kannada/Malayalam/Tamil/Telugu. (It is unclear to me whether these fonts are installed on all these reading systems or whether they are installed only AFTER the Kindle owner loads an ebook in one of these languages).

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Important Note: Kindle devices (and possibly apps on ios/android/windows) targeted for non-English speaking countries might have a different set of default fonts. I've seen reports starting in 2016 (here and here) that (unspecified) versions of Kindles devices for India include by default the Indic Noto Sans font. This font claims to support 583 languages as of this writing. If you know of other non-European fonts which are included onby default on your device or app, feel free to mention in the comments)

Kindle 4 (aka Kindle Touch)

Kindle Fire (version unspecified)

(This info comes from a great Roger Packer article, How to Choose typography for ebooks). PS, would be nice to know which of these would be the system defaults for serif and sans).

Fire HD 8

  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Georgia
  • Palatino
  • Baskerville
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Helvetica Light (Sans Serif)
  • Lucida

(Info Source: This video review of Fire HD 2016).

Kindle Paperwhite

  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Bookerly (only for 3rd generation and after)
  • Publisher Font

(This info comes from this article about 1st gen Paperwhite and this article about Bookerly).

Kindle Basic 7 (7th generation, 2014)

  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Open Dyslexic

Kindle Basic 8 (8th generation, 2016)

  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif, see this comparison video)
  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Open Dyslexic

Kindle Oasis

  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif, see this comparison video)
  • Amazon Ember Bold
  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Open Dyslexic
  • Palatino
  • Publisher Font

Important Note: Kindle devices (and possibly apps on ios/android/windows) targeted for non-English speaking countries might have a different set of default fonts. I've seen reports starting in 2016 (here and here) that (unspecified) versions of Kindles devices for India include by default the Indic Noto Sans font. This font claims to support 583 languages as of this writing. If you know of other non-European fonts which are included on your device or app, feel free to mention in the comments)

Kindle 4 (aka Kindle Touch)

Kindle Fire (version unspecified)

(This info comes from a great Roger Packer article, How to Choose typography for ebooks). PS, would be nice to know which of these would be the system defaults for serif and sans).

Fire HD 8

  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Georgia
  • Palatino
  • Baskerville
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Helvetica Light (Sans Serif)
  • Lucida

(Info Source: This video review of Fire HD 2016).

Kindle Paperwhite

  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Bookerly (only for 3rd generation and after)
  • Publisher Font

(This info comes from this article about 1st gen Paperwhite and this article about Bookerly).

Kindle Basic 7 (7th generation, 2014)

  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Open Dyslexic

Kindle Basic 8 (8th generation, 2016)

  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif, see this comparison video)
  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Open Dyslexic

Kindle Oasis

  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif, see this comparison video)
  • Amazon Ember Bold
  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Open Dyslexic
  • Palatino
  • Publisher Font

Important Note: Kindle devices (and possibly apps on ios/android/windows) targeted for non-English speaking countries might have a different set of default fonts. I've seen reports starting in 2016 (here and here) that (unspecified) versions of Kindles devices for India include by default the Indic Noto Sans font. This font claims to support 583 languages as of this writing. If you know of other non-European fonts which are included by default on your device or app, feel free to mention in the comments)

Kindle 4 (aka Kindle Touch)

Kindle Fire (version unspecified)

(This info comes from a great Roger Packer article, How to Choose typography for ebooks). PS, would be nice to know which of these would be the system defaults for serif and sans).

Fire HD 8

  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Georgia
  • Palatino
  • Baskerville
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Helvetica Light (Sans Serif)
  • Lucida

(Info Source: This video review of Fire HD 2016).

Kindle Paperwhite

  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Bookerly (only for 3rd generation and after)
  • Publisher Font

(This info comes from this article about 1st gen Paperwhite and this article about Bookerly).

Kindle Basic 7 (7th generation, 2014)

  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Open Dyslexic

Kindle Basic 8 (8th generation, 2016)

  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif, see this comparison video)
  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Caecilia
  • Caecilia Condensed
  • Baskerville
  • Futura
  • Helvetica (Sans Serif)
  • Palatino
  • Open Dyslexic

Kindle Oasis

  • Amazon Ember (Sans Serif, see this comparison video)
  • Amazon Ember Bold
  • Baskerville
  • Bookerly
  • Open Dyslexic
  • Palatino
  • Publisher Font
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