diff --git a/src/CommandFormats.hh b/src/CommandFormats.hh
index 84b8762d..10752532 100644
--- a/src/CommandFormats.hh
+++ b/src/CommandFormats.hh
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@
 // instead in newserv, since the server substitutes most usage of $ in player-
 // provided text with \t. The escape codes are:
 // - Language codes
-// - - $E: Set text interpretation to English
-// - - $J: Set text interpretation to Japanese
+// - - $E: Set text interpretation to English / use Roman font
+// - - $J: Set text interpretation to Japanese / use Japanese font
+// - - $B: Use Simplified Chinese font (PC/BB)
+// - - $T: Use Traditional Chinese font (PC/BB)
+// - - $K: Use Korean font (PC/BB)
 // - Color codes
 // - - $C0: Black (000000)
 // - - $C1: Blue (0000FF)
diff --git a/src/SaveFileFormats.cc b/src/SaveFileFormats.cc
index f556e2a6..3a74f6bc 100644
--- a/src/SaveFileFormats.cc
+++ b/src/SaveFileFormats.cc
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ shared_ptr<PSOBBCharacterFile> PSOBBCharacterFile::create_from_config(
   ret->guild_card.section_id = ret->disp.visual.section_id;
   ret->guild_card.char_class = ret->disp.visual.char_class;
   for (size_t z = 0; z < PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_SYMBOL_CHATS.size(); z++) {
-    ret->symbol_chats[z] = PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_SYMBOL_CHATS[z].to_entry();
+    ret->symbol_chats[z] = PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_SYMBOL_CHATS[z].to_entry(language);
   }
   for (size_t z = 0; z < PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_TECH_MENU_CONFIG.size(); z++) {
     ret->tech_menu_config[z] = PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_TECH_MENU_CONFIG[z];
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ shared_ptr<PSOBBCharacterFile> PSOBBCharacterFile::create_from_preview(
       guild_card_number, language, preview.visual, preview.name.decode(language), level_table);
 }
 
-PSOBBCharacterFile::SymbolChatEntry PSOBBCharacterFile::DefaultSymbolChatEntry::to_entry() const {
+PSOBBCharacterFile::SymbolChatEntry PSOBBCharacterFile::DefaultSymbolChatEntry::to_entry(uint8_t language) const {
   SymbolChatEntry ret;
   ret.present = 1;
-  ret.name.encode(this->name, 1);
+  ret.name.encode(this->language_to_name.at(language), language);
   ret.data.spec = this->spec;
   for (size_t z = 0; z < 4; z++) {
     ret.data.corner_objects[z] = this->corner_objects[z];
@@ -591,12 +591,12 @@ void PSOBBCharacterFile::clear_all_material_usage() {
 }
 
 const array<PSOBBCharacterFile::DefaultSymbolChatEntry, 6> PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_SYMBOL_CHATS = {
-    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{"\tEHello", 0x28, {0xFFFF, 0x000D, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x05, 0x18, 0x1D, 0x00}, {0x05, 0x28, 0x1D, 0x01}, {0x36, 0x20, 0x2A, 0x00}, {0x3C, 0x00, 0x32, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
-    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{"\tEGood-bye", 0x74, {0x0476, 0x000C, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x06, 0x15, 0x14, 0x00}, {0x06, 0x2B, 0x14, 0x01}, {0x05, 0x18, 0x1F, 0x00}, {0x05, 0x28, 0x1F, 0x01}, {0x36, 0x20, 0x2A, 0x00}, {0x3C, 0x00, 0x32, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
-    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{"\tEHurrah!", 0x28, {0x0362, 0x0362, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x09, 0x16, 0x1B, 0x00}, {0x09, 0x2B, 0x1B, 0x01}, {0x37, 0x20, 0x2C, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
-    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{"\tECrying", 0x74, {0x074F, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x06, 0x15, 0x14, 0x00}, {0x06, 0x2B, 0x14, 0x01}, {0x05, 0x18, 0x1F, 0x00}, {0x05, 0x28, 0x1F, 0x01}, {0x21, 0x20, 0x2E, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
-    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{"\tEI\'m angry!", 0x5C, {0x0116, 0x0001, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x0B, 0x18, 0x1B, 0x01}, {0x0B, 0x28, 0x1B, 0x00}, {0x33, 0x20, 0x2A, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
-    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{"\tEHelp me!", 0xEC, {0x065E, 0x0138, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x02, 0x17, 0x1B, 0x01}, {0x02, 0x2A, 0x1B, 0x00}, {0x31, 0x20, 0x2C, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
+    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{{"\tJ\xC3\xA3\xC2\x81\xC2\x93\xC3\xA3\xC2\x82\xC2\x93\xC3\xA3\xC2\x81\xC2\xAB\xC3\xA3\xC2\x81\xC2\xA1\xC3\xA3\xC2\x81\xC2\xAF", "\tEHello", "\tEHallo", "\tESalut", "\tEHola", "\tB\xE4\xBD\xA0\xE5\xA5\xBD", "\tT\xE4\xBD\xA0\xE5\xA5\xBD", "\tK\xEC\x95\x88\xEB\x85\x95"}, 0x28, {0xFFFF, 0x000D, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x05, 0x18, 0x1D, 0x00}, {0x05, 0x28, 0x1D, 0x01}, {0x36, 0x20, 0x2A, 0x00}, {0x3C, 0x00, 0x32, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
+    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{{"\tJ\xE3\x81\x95\xE3\x82\x88\xE3\x81\x86\xE3\x81\xAA\xE3\x82\x89", "\tEGood-bye", "\tETschus", "\tEAu revoir", "\tEAdios", "\tB\xE5\x86\x8D\xE8\xA7\x81", "\tT\xE5\x86\x8D\xE8\xA6\x8B", "\tK\xEC\x9E\x98\xEA\xB0\x80"}, 0x74, {0x0476, 0x000C, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x06, 0x15, 0x14, 0x00}, {0x06, 0x2B, 0x14, 0x01}, {0x05, 0x18, 0x1F, 0x00}, {0x05, 0x28, 0x1F, 0x01}, {0x36, 0x20, 0x2A, 0x00}, {0x3C, 0x00, 0x32, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
+    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{{"\tJ\xE3\x81\xB0\xE3\x82\x93\xE3\x81\x96\xE3\x83\xBC\xE3\x81\x84", "\tEHurrah!", "\tEHurra!", "\tEHourra !", "\tEHurra", "\tB\xE4\xB8\x87\xE5\xB2\x81", "\tT\xE8\x90\xAC\xE6\xAD\xB2", "\tK\xEB\xA7\x8C\xEC\x84\xB8"}, 0x28, {0x0362, 0x0362, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x09, 0x16, 0x1B, 0x00}, {0x09, 0x2B, 0x1B, 0x01}, {0x37, 0x20, 0x2C, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
+    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{{"\tJ\xE3\x81\x86\xE3\x81\x87\xEF\xBD\x9E\xE3\x82\x93", "\tECrying", "\tEIch bin sauer!", "\tEJe suis triste", "\tELlanto", "\tB\xE5\x96\x82\xEF\xBD\x9E", "\tT\xE5\x96\x82\xEF\xBD\x9E", "\tK\xEC\x9D\x91~"}, 0x74, {0x074F, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x06, 0x15, 0x14, 0x00}, {0x06, 0x2B, 0x14, 0x01}, {0x05, 0x18, 0x1F, 0x00}, {0x05, 0x28, 0x1F, 0x01}, {0x21, 0x20, 0x2E, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
+    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{{"\tJ\xE3\x81\x8A\xE3\x81\x93\xE3\x81\xA3\xE3\x81\x9F\xEF\xBC\x81", "\tEI'm angry!", "\tEWeinen", "\tEJe suis en colere !", "\tEEnfado", "\tB\xE7\x94\x9F\xE6\xB0\x94\xE4\xBA\x86\xEF\xBC\x81", "\tT\xE7\x94\x9F\xE6\xB0\xA3\xE4\xBA\x86\xEF\xBC\x81", "\tK\xEB\x82\x98\xEC\x99\x94\xEB\x8B\xA4\xEF\xBC\x81"}, 0x5C, {0x0116, 0x0001, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x0B, 0x18, 0x1B, 0x01}, {0x0B, 0x28, 0x1B, 0x00}, {0x33, 0x20, 0x2A, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
+    DefaultSymbolChatEntry{{"\tJ\xE3\x81\x9F\xE3\x81\x99\xE3\x81\x91\xE3\x81\xA6\xEF\xBC\x81", "\tEHelp me!", "\tEHilf mir!", "\tEAide-moi !", "\tEAyuda", "\tB\xE6\x95\x91\xE5\x91\xBD\xE5\x95\x8A\xEF\xBC\x81", "\tT\xE6\x95\x91\xE5\x91\xBD\xE5\x95\x8A\xEF\xBC\x81", "\tK\xEB\x8F\x84\xEC\x99\x80\xEC\xA4\x98\xEF\xBC\x81"}, 0xEC, {0x065E, 0x0138, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF}, {SymbolChat::FacePart{0x02, 0x17, 0x1B, 0x01}, {0x02, 0x2A, 0x1B, 0x00}, {0x31, 0x20, 0x2C, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}, {0xFF, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02}}},
 };
 
 const array<uint16_t, 20> PSOBBCharacterFile::DEFAULT_TECH_MENU_CONFIG = {
diff --git a/src/SaveFileFormats.hh b/src/SaveFileFormats.hh
index a70ff71b..6d2eeb89 100644
--- a/src/SaveFileFormats.hh
+++ b/src/SaveFileFormats.hh
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ struct PSOBBCharacterFile {
   } __attribute__((packed));
 
   struct DefaultSymbolChatEntry {
-    const char* name;
+    std::array<const char*, 8> language_to_name;
     uint32_t spec;
     std::array<uint16_t, 4> corner_objects;
     std::array<SymbolChat::FacePart, 12> face_parts;
 
-    SymbolChatEntry to_entry() const;
+    SymbolChatEntry to_entry(uint8_t language) const;
   };
 
   /* 0000 */ PlayerInventory inventory;
diff --git a/src/Text.cc b/src/Text.cc
index 9d658112..9f5da001 100644
--- a/src/Text.cc
+++ b/src/Text.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ string tt_encode_marked_optional(const string& utf8, uint8_t default_language, b
 
 string tt_encode_marked(const string& utf8, uint8_t default_language, bool is_utf16) {
   if (is_utf16) {
-    return tt_utf8_to_utf16((default_language ? "\tE" : "\tJ") + utf8);
+    string to_encode = "\t";
+    to_encode += marker_for_language_code(default_language);
+    to_encode += utf8;
+    return tt_utf8_to_utf16(to_encode);
   } else {
     if (default_language) {
       try {
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ string tt_encode_marked(const string& utf8, uint8_t default_language, bool is_ut
 string tt_decode_marked(const string& data, uint8_t default_language, bool is_utf16) {
   if (is_utf16) {
     string ret = tt_utf16_to_utf8(data);
-    if (ret.size() >= 2 && ret[0] == '\t' && (ret[1] == 'E' || ret[1] == 'J')) {
+    if (ret.size() >= 2 && ret[0] == '\t' && is_language_marker_utf16(ret[1])) {
       ret = ret.substr(2);
     }
     return ret;
@@ -336,3 +339,31 @@ string escape_player_name(const string& name) {
     return remove_color(name);
   }
 }
+
+char marker_for_language_code(uint8_t language_code) {
+  switch (language_code) {
+    case 0:
+      return 'J';
+    case 1:
+    case 2:
+    case 3:
+    case 4:
+      return 'E';
+    case 5:
+      return 'B';
+    case 6:
+      return 'T';
+    case 7:
+      return 'K';
+    default:
+      return 'E';
+  }
+}
+
+bool is_language_marker_sjis_8859(char marker) {
+  return (marker == 'J' || marker == 'E');
+}
+
+bool is_language_marker_utf16(char marker) {
+  return (marker == 'J' || marker == 'E' || marker == 'B' || marker == 'T' || marker == 'K');
+}
diff --git a/src/Text.hh b/src/Text.hh
index d1039afe..cf5bc143 100644
--- a/src/Text.hh
+++ b/src/Text.hh
@@ -355,7 +355,9 @@ struct pstring {
             this->clear();
             break;
           } else if (s.size() <= 2 || s[0] != '\t' || s[1] == 'C') {
-            std::string to_encode = ((client_language == 0) ? "\tJ" : "\tE") + s;
+            std::string to_encode = "\t";
+            to_encode += marker_for_language_code(client_language);
+            to_encode += s;
             auto ret = tt_utf8_to_utf16(this->data, Bytes, to_encode.data(), to_encode.size(), true);
             this->clear_after_bytes(ret.bytes_written);
             break;
@@ -580,3 +582,7 @@ std::string remove_color(const std::string& s);
 std::string strip_color(const std::string& s);
 
 std::string escape_player_name(const std::string& name);
+
+char marker_for_language_code(uint8_t language_code);
+bool is_language_marker_sjis_8859(char marker);
+bool is_language_marker_utf16(char marker);