diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/combine_grid.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/combine_grid.rs
index c6f2e3e72..0339e0b6b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/combine_grid.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/combine_grid.rs
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ fn combine_follows_the_order_shown_in_the_grid() {
 
 #[test]
 fn long_and_unusual_names_are_shortened_on_the_card_but_kept_whole() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("long_and_unusual_names_are_shortened_on_the_card_but_kept_whole", "en", "日本語のファイル名.pdf")
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     let long = "Überweisungsbestätigung für das dritte Quartal 2026 – Endfassung (unterschrieben).pdf";
     let mut h = grid_of(vec![(long, fixture(1)), ("日本語のファイル名.pdf", fixture(1)), ("a&b <c> 'd'.pdf", fixture(1))], vec2(1400.0, 900.0));
     // The card's label is the whole name; only the drawing is shortened.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/commands.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/commands.rs
index ff8282014..15c23c629 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/commands.rs
@@ -623,6 +623,9 @@ fn palette_ime_idle_frames_and_reopen_do_not_interrupt_composition() {
 
 #[test]
 fn palette_ime_chinese_preedit_commit_and_cancel_remain_uninterrupted() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("palette_ime_chinese_preedit_commit_and_cancel_remain_uninterrupted", "en", "你") {
+        return;
+    }
     let mut h = harness();
     let mut interruptions = Vec::new();
     h.state_mut().run_command("view.palette");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/content.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/content.rs
index 0353a7d2b..4a7927f69 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/content.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/content.rs
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ fn a_picture_on_the_clipboard_is_pasted_onto_the_page() {
 /// written to the page as `?` (or lost).
 #[test]
 fn text_the_standard_fonts_cant_draw_stays_in_the_editor() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("text_the_standard_fonts_cant_draw_stays_in_the_editor", "en", "Hello 世界") {
+        return;
+    }
     let _gpu = gpu();
     let mut h = harness();
     assert!(h.state_mut().execute("edit.text"));
@@ -372,6 +375,9 @@ fn text_the_standard_fonts_cant_draw_stays_in_the_editor() {
 /// is left blocking Save out of sight.
 #[test]
 fn a_kept_draft_goes_with_its_deleted_page() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("a_kept_draft_goes_with_its_deleted_page", "en", "日本語") {
+        return;
+    }
     let mut h = harness();
     assert!(h.state_mut().apply_edit(pdfcraft_engine::Edit::InsertBlankPage { at: 1, width: 612.0, height: 792.0 }));
     h.run_steps(2);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/control.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/control.rs
index e18c7bf47..fe96bb595 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/control.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/control.rs
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ fn language_switch_preserves_document_and_command_ids() {
     assert_eq!(documents[0]["dirty"], true);
     let commands = ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.commands", json!({}));
     for code in ["ja", "zh-hans", "fr", "de", "uk", "lt", "en"] {
+        if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs(&format!("language_switch_preserves_document_and_command_ids ({code})"), code, "") {
+            continue;
+        }
         ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.set", json!({ "key": "language", "value": code }));
         h.run_steps(2);
         let state = ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.state", json!({}));
@@ -908,6 +911,9 @@ fn state_and_view_options() {
 
 #[test]
 fn japanese_controls_and_search_keep_command_ids() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("japanese_controls_and_search_keep_command_ids", "ja", "") {
+        return;
+    }
     let (mut h, c) = harness();
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.set", json!({ "key": "language", "value": "ja" }));
     assert_eq!(ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.state", json!({}))["language"], "ja");
@@ -1002,6 +1008,9 @@ fn ukrainian_preferences_and_search_keep_command_ids() {
 
 #[test]
 fn preferences_menu_and_shortcut_allow_switching_interface_languages() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("preferences_menu_and_shortcut_allow_switching_interface_languages", "ja", "") {
+        return;
+    }
     let (mut h, c) = harness();
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.set", json!({ "key": "language", "value": "ja" }));
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.click", json!({ "label": "メニュー" }));
@@ -1044,6 +1053,9 @@ fn preferences_menu_and_shortcut_allow_switching_interface_languages() {
 
 #[test]
 fn japanese_dialogs_errors_and_custom_action_names() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("japanese_dialogs_errors_and_custom_action_names", "ja", "") {
+        return;
+    }
     let (mut h, c) = harness();
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.set", json!({"key": "language", "value": "ja"}));
     for (dialog, label) in [
@@ -1084,6 +1096,9 @@ fn japanese_dialogs_errors_and_custom_action_names() {
 
 #[test]
 fn simplified_chinese_about_tabs_and_credit_controls() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("simplified_chinese_about_tabs_and_credit_controls", "zh-hans", "") {
+        return;
+    }
     let (mut h, c) = harness();
     let documents = ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.state", json!({}))["documents"].clone();
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.set", json!({"key": "language", "value": "zh-hans"}));
@@ -1113,6 +1128,9 @@ fn simplified_chinese_about_tabs_and_credit_controls() {
 
 #[test]
 fn simplified_chinese_signature_prompts_and_errors_keep_document_state() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("simplified_chinese_signature_prompts_and_errors_keep_document_state", "zh-hans", "") {
+        return;
+    }
     let (mut h, c) = harness();
     let documents = ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.state", json!({}))["documents"].clone();
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.set", json!({"key": "language", "value": "zh-hans"}));
@@ -1721,6 +1739,9 @@ fn control_quit_retains_inactive_fill_sign_typing_after_cancel() {
 
 #[test]
 fn control_quit_retains_blocked_content_typing_after_cancel() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("control_quit_retains_blocked_content_typing_after_cancel", "en", "Keep 世界") {
+        return;
+    }
     let (mut h, c) = harness();
     ok(&mut h, &c, "ui.command", json!({"id":"edit.text"}));
     h.run_steps(3);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/date_format.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/date_format.rs
index 0606e021d..c2dadb28d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/date_format.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/date_format.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ fn month_names_follow_the_date_language_or_else_the_interface_language() {
 
 #[test]
 fn a_date_the_pdf_cannot_hold_is_refused_with_a_warning_first() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs(
+        "a_date_the_pdf_cannot_hold_is_refused_with_a_warning_first",
+        "en",
+        "日曜日月曜日火曜日水曜日木曜日金曜日土曜日",
+    ) {
+        return;
+    }
     let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 900.0)).build_eframe(|_cc| {
         let mut app = PdfCraftApp::new();
         app.set_option("language", "en").unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs
index 9bf7f7081..0895a8b5b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/editing.rs
@@ -1087,6 +1087,9 @@ fn save_prompt_fits_the_smallest_window_whatever_the_name() {
     let size = egui::vec2(820.0, 520.0);
     for name in names {
         let start: String = name.chars().take(10).collect();
+        if support::skip_without_glyphs(&format!("save_prompt_fits_the_smallest_window_whatever_the_name ({start}…)"), "en", &name) {
+            continue;
+        }
         let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(size).build_eframe(move |_cc| {
             let mut app = PdfCraftApp::new();
             app.set_option("language", "en").unwrap();
@@ -3575,6 +3578,9 @@ fn an_applied_paragraph_keeps_its_edited_look_until_the_page_is_redrawn() {
 /// as a form field does; the editor used to close with the error and the typing was lost.
 #[test]
 fn a_paragraph_whose_edit_fails_stays_open_with_its_typing() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("a_paragraph_whose_edit_fails_stays_open_with_its_typing", "en", "Top ก") {
+        return;
+    }
     let bytes = source_font_fixture_with_text("BT /F1 24 Tf 20 220 Td (Top) Tj ET BT /F2 24 Tf 20 120 Td (Bottom) Tj ET");
     let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1400.0, 900.0)).build_eframe(move |_cc| {
         let mut app = PdfCraftApp::new();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/pickers.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/pickers.rs
index 6aa551552..f9e46c5f2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/pickers.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/pickers.rs
@@ -963,6 +963,9 @@ impl Drop for AttachmentDir {
 
 #[test]
 fn attachment_save_preserves_bytes_metadata_and_selected_destination() {
+    if crate::support::skip_without_glyphs("attachment_save_preserves_bytes_metadata_and_selected_destination", "en", "user chosen 資料.bin") {
+        return;
+    }
     let dir = AttachmentDir::new();
     let chosen = dir.0.join("user chosen 資料.bin");
     let original = attachment_fixture();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/support/mod.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/support/mod.rs
index aa96ab20d..174ec5cc0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/support/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/support/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 //! State-based waits for native preparation, which completes between UI frames, and pointer
-//! input in the frames the platform delivers it in ([`input`]).
+//! input in the frames the platform delivers it in ([`input`]), and the skip for tests whose text
+//! the interface fonts cannot draw ([`skip_without_glyphs`]).
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+
+use egui::FontId;
+use egui::epaint::text::{Fonts, TextOptions};
 use egui_kittest::Harness;
-use pdfcraft_ui_egui::PdfCraftApp;
+use pdfcraft_ui_egui::{PdfCraftApp, i18n, theme};
 
 pub mod input;
 
@@ -45,3 +50,35 @@ pub fn wait_until(h: &mut Harness<'static, PdfCraftApp>, what: &str, ready: impl
         h.state().toast
     );
 }
+
+/// Whether the test `name` must skip because the interface fonts lack a glyph for a character it
+/// draws: one in `text` or in the catalog of the interface `language`. egui 0.37 test harnesses
+/// panic on a missing glyph, and Japanese, Chinese and Thai faces come only from the optional
+/// craft-fonts build input or a face installed on this machine. Prints the skip line.
+///
+/// The fonts are those the app installs for `language` and for the default CJK preference: a
+/// switch to Chinese installs its fonts for the next frame, so the first frame in Chinese draws
+/// with the fonts of the language before it.
+///
+/// A build that requires craft-fonts (`CRAFT_FONTS_REQUIRED=1`, as the CI gate sets) never skips:
+/// a missing glyph there is a failure.
+pub fn skip_without_glyphs(name: &str, language: &str, text: &str) -> bool {
+    if std::env::var("CRAFT_FONTS_REQUIRED").as_deref() == Ok("1") {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let catalog = i18n::LANGUAGES.iter().find(|l| l.code == language).map_or("", |l| l.source);
+    let translations = catalog.lines().filter(|l| !l.starts_with('#')).filter_map(|l| l.split('\t').nth(2));
+    let chars: BTreeSet<char> = std::iter::once(text).chain(translations).flat_map(str::chars).filter(|c| !c.is_control()).collect();
+    let cjk = theme::CjkPreference::for_language(language);
+    let missing = [theme::CjkPreference::Default, cjk].into_iter().find_map(|cjk| {
+        let defs = theme::installed_font_definitions(cjk);
+        let families: Vec<FontId> = defs.families.keys().map(|f| FontId::new(13.0, f.clone())).collect();
+        let mut fonts = Fonts::new(TextOptions::default(), defs);
+        chars.iter().copied().find(|c| families.iter().any(|id| !fonts.has_glyphs(id, &c.to_string())))
+    });
+    let Some(missing) = missing else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    eprintln!("skipping {name}: no interface font draws {missing:?} (set CRAFT_FONTS_DIR to a craft-fonts checkout with a face for it)");
+    true
+}