Zen Antique Soft vs Zen Old Mincho
Text set in Zen Antique Soft takes almost exactly the same space in Zen Old Mincho. Swapping one for the other in a document keeps the same line breaks.
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| Zen Antique Soft | Zen Old Mincho | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, Black |
| Italics | No | No |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 544.7 | 475.1 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 5 | 5 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular.
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+Is Zen Old Mincho a good replacement for Zen Antique Soft?
Text set in Zen Antique Soft takes almost exactly the same space in Zen Old Mincho. Swapping one for the other in a document keeps the same line breaks. Their mean width difference is 0 units per 1000 em (identical letter widths).
+Which is wider, Zen Antique Soft or Zen Old Mincho?
Zen Antique Soft is wider, by about 13% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Cyrillic, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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