Zen Tokyo Zoo
Zen Tokyo Zoo is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 22% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Zen Tokyo Zoo
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 Tokyo Zoo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zen Tokyo Zoo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 409.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 745 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zen Tokyo Zoo
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.
- Jacquard 12 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (81.3 units)
- Cormorant Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (81.3 units)
- Cormorant Regularloosely similar widths (81.6 units)
- Jacquard 12 Regularloosely similar widths (81.8 units)
- Marck Script Regularloosely similar widths (82.3 units)
- Yellowtail Regularloosely similar widths (82.5 units)
- Astloch Regularloosely similar widths (84 units)
- Birthstone Bounce Regularloosely similar widths (86.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zen Tokyo Zoo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zen Tokyo Zoo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zen Tokyo Zoo free to use?
Zen Tokyo Zoo 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 Zen Tokyo Zoo?
By measured letter widths, Jacquard 12 Charted is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 81.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zen Tokyo Zoo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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