Language	Phrase	Translation	Uses all letters?
Bulgarian Bulgarian language Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...	Под южно дърво, цъфтящо в синьо, бягаше малко пухкаво зайче.	А little fluffy young rabbit ran under a southern tree blooming in blue	Yes
Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...	Příliš žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy.	A too yellow horse moaned devil odes.	no (but it uses all characters with diacritics)
Chinese Chinese language The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...	視野無限廣，窗外有藍天 or 微風迎客，軟語伴茶	The view is infinitely wide. There is blue sky outside the window. The breeze welcomes the guest. Soft voice accompanies the tea.	no (such a sentence would be for all intents and purposes impossible; there are literally tens of thousands of Chinese characters.)
Danish Danish language Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...	Quizdeltagerne spiste jordbær med fløde, mens cirkusklovnen Walther spillede på xylofon.	The quiz contestants ate strawberries with cream while Walther the clown was playing the xylophone.	Yes, except for Å
Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...		Dad's wise lynx piously regarded the substantial aqueduct.	yes (and not including accents)
Esperanto Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...	Eĥoŝanĝo ĉiuĵaŭde.	Change of echo every Thursday.	no (but contains all characters specific to Esperanto)
Estonian Estonian language Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...	See väike mölder jõuab rongile hüpata	This small miller is able to jump on the train	no (only alphabet containing non-foreign words)
Finnish Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...	Viekas kettu punaturkki laiskan koiran takaa kurkki.	The cunning red-coated fox peeped from behind the lazy dog.	no
French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...	Voix ambiguë d'un cœur qui au zéphyr préfère les jattes de kiwis.	Ambiguous voice of a heart which prefers dishes of kiwis in the breeze [used in Windows XP]	yes, including diacritics except circumflex Circumflex The circumflex is a diacritic used in the written forms of many languages, and is also commonly used in various romanization and transcription schemes. It received its English name from Latin circumflexus —a translation of the Greek περισπωμένη...  and cedilla Cedilla A cedilla , also known as cedilha or cédille, is a hook added under certain letters as a diacritical mark to modify their pronunciation.-Origin:...
	Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume.	Bring this old whisky to the blond smoking judge.	yes, but no diacritics
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....	Zwölf Boxkämpfer jagen Viktor quer über den großen Sylter Deich	Twelve boxing fighters drive Viktor over the great Sylt Sylt Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia...  Dike	yes (including umlauts and ß)
	Franz jagt im komplett verwahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern.	Franz drives all across Bavaria in a totally run-down taxi.	yes (lacking umlauts and ß)
Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...	Θέλει αρετή και τόλμη η ελευθερία. (Ανδρέας Κάλβος)	Liberty requires virtue and mettle. (Andreas Kalvos)	no
	Ο καλύμνιος σφουγγαράς ψιθύρισε πως θα βουτήξει χωρίς να διστάζει.	The Calymnian spongeman wispered that he 'll dive without hesitating.	yes (not all accented letters included)
Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...	דג סקרן שט לו בים זך אך לפתע פגש חבורה נחמדה שצצה כך.	A curious fish sailed a clear sea, and suddenly found nice company that just popped up.	yes, but with no distinction between regular and final forms.
Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....	Egy hűtlen vejét fülöncsípő, dühös mexikói úr Wesselényinél mázol Quitóban.	An angry Mexican man, who caught his faithless son-in-law, is painting Wesselényi's house in Quito.	no
Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...	Ma la volpe, col suo balzo, ha raggiunto il quieto Fido.	But the fox, with its jump, reached the calm dog	no
Japanese Japanese language is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...	いろはにほへと ちりぬるを わかよたれそ つねならむ うゐのおくやま けふこえて あさきゆめみし ゑひもせす	Even colours and sweet perfume / Will eventually fade / Even our world / Is not eternal / The deep mountains of vanity / Cross them today / And superficial dreams / Shall no longer delude you. (from Iroha Iroha The is a Japanese poem, probably written in the Heian era . Originally the poem was attributed to the founder of the Shingon Esoteric sect of Buddhism in Japan, Kūkai, but more modern research has found the date of composition to be later in the Heian Period. The first record of its existence... -uta)	all non-voiced Hiragana except ん
Korean Korean language Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...	다람쥐 헌 쳇바퀴에 타고파. (Windows Vista)	A squirrel wants to ride on an old hamster wheel Hamster wheel Most wheels are constructed of steel or plastic, both with advantages and problems. Solid plastic wheels are safer for some types of pets, such as hamsters and hedgehogs, because the space between rungs is solid and the animal's feet or legs cannot get stuck between rungs, an injury risk in steel... .	uses all basic consonants but not all vowels
	Windows가 지원하는 한글 글꼴 1234567890 (Windows XP)	A Hangul Hangul Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...  font supported by Windows 1234567890	no
	무궁화꽃이 활짝 피었습니다 (Windows 2000/ME)	Rose of Sharon Rose of Sharon Rose of Sharon is a common name that applies to several different species of flowering plants that are highly valued throughout the world. The name's colloquial application has been used as an example of the lack of precision of common names, which potentially causes confusion...  (Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus Hibiscus syriacus is a widely cultivated ornamental shrub in the genus Hibiscus. Common names include Rose of Sharon , Shrub Althea and Rose Althea.-Growth:... ; a Korean national symbol) bloomed brightly	no
	아름답고 좋은 우리 말 우리 글 Windows 한글판 (Windows 98)	Our language and our script which are beautiful and good; Windows Hangul version	no
	마이크로소프트 (Windows 95)	Microsoft	no
Latvian Latvian language Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language...	Sarkanās jūrascūciņas peld pa jūru.	Red seapigs swim in the sea.	no
Norwegian (bokmål) Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...	Høvdingens kjære squaw får litt pizza i Mexico by.	The chief's dear squaw gets a little pizza in Mexico City.	yes
Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...	Vejam a bruxa da raposa Salta-Pocinhas e o cão feliz que dorme regalado.	Watch the witch of the Jump-Puddles fox and the happy dog that sleeps delighted.	no
Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....	A ligeira raposa marrom ataca o cão preguiçoso.	The quick brown fox attacks the lazy dog.	no
Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....	Zebras caolhas de Java querem passar fax para moças gigantes de New York	Strabic zebras from Java want to pass a fax to giant girls from New York.	yes
Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...	Pchnąć w tę łódź jeża lub ośm skrzyń fig	Push into this boat a hedgehog or eight boxes of figs.	yes
Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...	Agera vulpe maronie sare peste câinele cel leneş.	The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.	no
Russian Russian language Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...	Съешь ещё этих мягких французских булок да выпей же чаю	Eat some more of these soft French buns and drink some tea [used in Windows XP]	yes
Serbian (Cyrillic alphabet) Serbian Cyrillic alphabet The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script for the Serbian language, developed in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two standard modern alphabets used to write the Serbian language, the other being Latin...	Чешће цeђење мрeжастим џаком побољшава фертилизацију генских хибрида.	More frequent filtering through the reticular bag improves fertilization of genetic hybrids.	yes
Serbian (Latin alphabet)	Češće ceđenje mrežastim džakom poboljšava fertilizaciju genskih hibrida.	More frequent filtering through the reticular bag improves fertilization of genetic hybrids.	yes
Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...	Kŕdeľ šťastných ďatľov učí pri ústí Váhu mĺkveho koňa obhrýzať kôru a žrať čerstvé mäso.	A flock of happy woodpeckers by the mouth of the river Vah is teaching a silent horse to nibble on bark and feed on fresh meat. (Modified sentence which contains all accents and diacritics.)	yes
Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...	El veloz murciélago hindú comía feliz cardillo y kiwi. La cigüeña tocaba el saxofón detrás del palenque de paja.	The quick Hindu bat was happily eating thistle and kiwi. The stork played the sax behind the straw palisade.	yes
Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...	Flygande bäckasiner söka hwila på mjuka tuvor.	Flying snipes soon look to rest on soft grass beds. (Obsolete Swedish spelling and grammar)	except Q, X and Z
Thai Thai language Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...	เป็นมนุษย์สุดประเสริฐเลิศคุณค่า กว่าบรรดาฝูงสัตว์เดรัจฉาน จงฝ่าฟันพัฒนาวิชาการ อย่าล้างผลาญฤๅเข่นฆ่าบีฑาใคร ไม่ถือโทษโกรธแช่งซัดฮึดฮัดด่า หัดอภัยเหมือนกีฬาอัชฌาสัย ปฏิบัติประพฤติกฎกำหนดใจ พูดจาให้จ๊ะ ๆ จ๋า ๆ น่าฟังเอยฯ	Being a man is worthy Beyond senseless animal Begin educate thyself Begone from killing and trouble Bear not thy grudge, damn and, curse Bestow forgiving and sporting Befit with rules Benign speech speak thou	except ฦ
Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...	Pijamalı hasta, yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi	Patient with pajamas, trusted swarthy driver quickly	yes

How Fonts Work in Microsoft Windows

In Windows, the sample text message is stored inside Fontview.EXE, which can be seen when using Font Viewer. In Windows 3.1 or higher, the sentence became The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 1234567890, which also tests numbers.

In Windows 95 or higher, Windows Font Viewer displays an alternative message when viewing a TrueType

TrueType

TrueType is an outline font standard originally developed by Apple Computer in the late 1980s as a competitor to Adobe's Type 1 fonts used in PostScript...

 (including OpenType

OpenType

OpenType is a format for scalable computer fonts. It was built on its predecessor TrueType, retaining TrueType's basic structure and adding many intricate data structures for prescribing typographic behavior...

) font not encoded in Symbol

Symbol (typeface)

Symbol is one of the four standard fonts available on all PostScript-based printers, starting with Apple's original LaserWriter . It contains a complete unaccented Greek alphabet and a selection of commonly used mathematical symbols...

, with the same font name as the one already installed to the system font directory, and the code page supported by the font depends on following conditions:

• For English Windows, a font does not contain code pages native to the operating system.
• For non-English Windows, a font does not contain code pages native to the operating system, or contains a code page matching the primary code page of the operating system. Code page 1252
  Windows-1252
  Windows-1252 or CP-1252 is a character encoding of the Latin alphabet, used by default in the legacy components of Microsoft Windows in English and some other Western languages. It is one version within the group of Windows code pages...
  
  is considered a native code page for non-English Windows.

In ANSI-encoded operating systems, Windows Font Viewer will try to display alternate message as if it is encoded in the operating system's primary code page.

The alternative message is stored in String resource number 249 within Windows Font Viewer executable. The actual message is individually customized for different language releases of the operating system. The messages have been updated in XP and Vista, but the alternative phrase no longer exists in the English font viewer.

In Windows XP, alternative message is displayed without first installing the font to system font directory.

English alternative messages

Operating system	message
Windows 95	Windows 95
Windows 98	?
Windows ME	Windows Millennium Edition
Windows NT	?
Windows 2000	?
Windows XP	Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. 123456890
Windows Vista	?