Fonts similar to Zen Antique
The fonts most like Zen Antique are UoqMunThenKhung (86 out of 100), Fraunces (83) and Shippori Mincho B1 (81), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 43–54% of the em (Zen Antique’s is 47%) and lowercase letters 49–57% of the em wide (54%), and all twelve are serifs too. Where they differ, most have less stroke contrast (seven of twelve).
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The original · Zen Antique
Find the font. Find its kind.Zen Antique's letters under another nameZen Old Mincho
Like Zen Antique, but…
86match · #1
UoqMunThenKhung
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% taller · more stroke contrast
Differs most from Zen Antique in s, w, and 6
83match · #2
Fraunces
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast
Differs most from Zen Antique in 4, 2, and 3
81match · #3
Shippori Mincho B1
Find the font. Find its kind.25% lighter · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Zen Antique in 8, O, and b
80match · #4
Kaisei Decol
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 14% taller · 26% lighter
Differs most from Zen Antique in s, l, and w
79match · #5
Literata
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · x-height 7% taller
Differs most from Zen Antique in j, S, and z
78match · #6
Gelasio
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 8% narrower
Differs most from Zen Antique in 4, 2, and 7
72match · #7
Hausschrift
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · x-height 8% shorter · 11% lighter
Differs most from Zen Antique in 8, 1, and u
71match · #8
CMU Serif
Find the font. Find its kind.25% lighter · 10% narrower · x-height 9% shorter
Differs most from Zen Antique in 8, 1, and u
71match · #9
Castoro
Find the font. Find its kind.6% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Zen Antique in S, 2, and y
71match · #10
Zodiak
Find the font. Find its kind.20% lighter · x-height 5% taller · 5% wider
Differs most from Zen Antique in 1, 2, and b
70match · #11
Besley
Find the font. Find its kind.x-height 10% taller · less stroke contrast · 4% wider
Differs most from Zen Antique in i, l, and w
70match · #12
Edwin
Find the font. Find its kind.less stroke contrast · 4% narrower
Differs most from Zen Antique in 8, i, and 1
The 100 fonts like Zen Antique, measured
Zen Antique has more stroke contrast than most fonts like it: 65 of the 99 have less stroke contrast and 19 more. What they keep most is Zen Antique’s weight on the page: 30 are within 6% of it, UoqMunThenKhung the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Zen Antique, and 1 display font comes close too: Monomakh. They part from Zen Antique most often in 8 (39 of the 100), l (27) and 7 (22).
WidthZen Antique: 54% of the em
x-heightZen Antique: 47% of the em
InkZen Antique: 45% ink
ContrastZen Antique: 3.47 : 1
StylesZen Antique: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- 839 of 100
- l27 of 100
- 722 of 100
Questions about fonts like Zen Antique
What is the closest font to Zen Antique?
UoqMunThenKhung, at 86 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Zen Antique, it has an x-height 14% taller and more stroke contrast. After it come Fraunces (83) and Shippori Mincho B1 (81).
Is there a free alternative to Zen Antique?
Zen Antique is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and UoqMunThenKhung, Fraunces and Shippori Mincho B1 come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Fraunces sets running text 3.0% narrower, with an x-height 0.5% shorter.