Jacques Francois vs Shippori Mincho
Shippori Mincho is about 5% wider than Jacques Francois in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
Handgloves 2026
Handgloves 2026
| Jacques Francois | Shippori Mincho | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 509.1 | 536.7 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 1 | 3 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular.
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Questions people ask
+Is Shippori Mincho a good replacement for Jacques Francois?
Shippori Mincho is about 5% wider than Jacques Francois in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 44 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Jacques Francois or Shippori Mincho?
Shippori Mincho is wider, by about 5% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin. Only Shippori Mincho has Japanese, Central European.
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