@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ addons:
       - texlive-latex-recommended
       - texlive-xetex
       - texlive-luatex
+      - ttf-wqy-zenhei
 
 env:
   global:
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ before_install: |
   else
     ci/silence brew update
     brew upgrade python
-    brew install ffmpeg imagemagick mplayer ccache
+    brew install ffmpeg imagemagick mplayer ccache font-wenquanyi-zen-hei
     hash -r
     which python
     python --version
 
@@ -968,8 +968,13 @@ def get_char_width(charcode):
 
             # Make the charprocs array (using ttconv to generate the
             # actual outlines)
-            rawcharprocs = ttconv.get_pdf_charprocs(
-                os.fsencode(filename), glyph_ids)
+            try:
+                rawcharprocs = ttconv.get_pdf_charprocs(
+                    os.fsencode(filename), glyph_ids)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                _log.warning("The PDF backend does not currently support the "
+                             "selected font.")
+                raise
             charprocs = {}
             for charname in sorted(rawcharprocs):
                 stream = rawcharprocs[charname]
 
@@ -1141,8 +1141,14 @@ def print_figure_impl(fh):
                                 "time; consider using the Cairo backend")
                         else:
                             fh.flush()
-                            convert_ttf_to_ps(os.fsencode(font_filename),
-                                              fh, fonttype, glyph_ids)
+                            try:
+                                convert_ttf_to_ps(os.fsencode(font_filename),
+                                                  fh, fonttype, glyph_ids)
+                            except RuntimeError:
+                                _log.warning("The PostScript backend does not "
+                                             "currently support the selected "
+                                             "font.")
+                                raise
             print("end", file=fh)
             print("%%EndProlog", file=fh)
 
 
@@ -141,9 +141,12 @@ def get_fontext_synonyms(fontext):
     Return a list of file extensions extensions that are synonyms for
     the given file extension *fileext*.
     """
-    return {'ttf': ('ttf', 'otf'),
-            'otf': ('ttf', 'otf'),
-            'afm': ('afm',)}[fontext]
+    return {
+        'afm': ['afm'],
+        'otf': ['otf', 'ttc', 'ttf'],
+        'ttc': ['otf', 'ttc', 'ttf'],
+        'ttf': ['otf', 'ttc', 'ttf'],
+    }[fontext]
 
 
 def list_fonts(directory, extensions):
 
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from io import BytesIO
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
 from matplotlib.font_manager import (
     findfont, FontProperties, fontManager, json_dump, json_load, get_font,
     get_fontconfig_fonts, is_opentype_cff_font)
-from matplotlib import rc_context
+from matplotlib import pyplot as plt, rc_context
 
 has_fclist = shutil.which('fc-list') is not None
 
@@ -96,3 +97,19 @@ def test_hinting_factor(factor):
     # Check that hinting only changes text layout by a small (10%) amount.
     np.testing.assert_allclose(hinted_font.get_width_height(), expected,
                                rtol=0.1)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.xfail(not os.environ.get("TRAVIS"), reason="Font may be missing.")
+def test_find_ttc():
+    fp = FontProperties(family=["WenQuanYi Zen Hei"])
+    font = findfont(fp)
+    assert os.path.basename(font) == "wqy-zenhei.ttc"
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.text(.5, .5, "\N{KANGXI RADICAL DRAGON}", fontproperties=fp)
+    fig.savefig(BytesIO(), format="raw")
+    fig.savefig(BytesIO(), format="svg")
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        fig.savefig(BytesIO(), format="pdf")
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        fig.savefig(BytesIO(), format="ps")