Shippori Mincho
Shippori Mincho is a serif font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Shippori Mincho
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Shippori Mincho from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shippori Mincho itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 536.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 742.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 258 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Shippori Mincho
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Shippori Mincho B1 Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Bpmf Zihi Kai Std Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Bagnard Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Bagnard Sans Regularloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- Noto Serif HK Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Noto Serif JP Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Noto Serif TC Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Noto Serif SC Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Shippori Mincho?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Shippori Mincho itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Shippori Mincho free to use?
Shippori Mincho is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Shippori Mincho?
By measured letter widths, Shippori Mincho B1 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Shippori Mincho support?
It includes these character sets: Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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