Zen Antique Regular
Zen Antique Regular is the weight 400 face of Zen Antique, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 544.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 726.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Zen Antique Regular
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.
- Zen Antique Soft Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Blackidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Boldvery close widths (10.9 units)
- Zen Old Mincho SemiBoldsimilar widths (17.6 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Mediumsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Bagnard Regularloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
- Bagnard Sans Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Zen Antique Regular
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 Zen Antique Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zen Antique Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Zen Antique Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Zen Antique Soft Regular has the closest letter widths to Zen Antique Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Zen Antique Regular have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Zen Antique Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Zen Antique font, and sets new letters in Zen Antique Regular.
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