Old Standard TT vs Zen Old Mincho
Zen Old Mincho is about 2% narrower than Old Standard TT in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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Handgloves 2026
| Old Standard TT | Zen Old Mincho | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular, Bold | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, Black |
| Italics | Yes | No |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 484.3 | 475.1 |
| Digits | tabular | proportional |
| Character sets | 5 | 5 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Zen Old Mincho a good replacement for Old Standard TT?
Zen Old Mincho is about 2% narrower than Old Standard TT in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 36 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Old Standard TT or Zen Old Mincho?
Old Standard TT is wider, by about 2% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Cyrillic, Latin, Central European. Only Old Standard TT has Cyrillic Extended, Vietnamese. Only Zen Old Mincho has Greek, Japanese.
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