Zen Old Mincho Regular
Zen Old Mincho Regular is the weight 400 face of Zen Old Mincho, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 475.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 704.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 39% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Zen Old Mincho 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.
- Old Standard TT Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Zen Antique Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Zen Antique Soft Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Old Standard TT Boldloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Nuosu SIL Regularloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
- Marmelad Regularloosely similar widths (57.2 units)
- Tai Heritage Pro Boldloosely similar widths (57.6 units)
- Redaction 35 Regularloosely similar widths (58.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Zen Old Mincho 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 Old Mincho Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zen Old Mincho Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Zen Old Mincho styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Zen Old Mincho Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Old Standard TT Regular has the closest letter widths to Zen Old Mincho Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 37.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Zen Old Mincho 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 Old Mincho Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Zen Old Mincho font, and sets new letters in Zen Old Mincho Regular.
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