Display · Yoshimichi Ohira
Zen Loop
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CSSfont-family: 'Zen Loop', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zen Loop is a free display font by Yoshimichi Ohira, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Zen Loop has an x-height shorter than 80%, is narrower than 98% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 96%. Its thickest strokes are 1.0 times its thinnest: nearly even strokes.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Megrim
Zen Loop on one light table with its two closest fonts, Megrim (75 out of 100) and Wire One (72). Megrim is 98% wider and 22% lighter, with an x-height 22% taller; Wire One is 6% narrower, with an x-height 7% taller.
Zen Loop and Megrim laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Zen LoopMegrim…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Zen Loop alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Styles
Zen Loop, upright and italic
1 weight (400), with italics
- 400 Regular, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Zen Loop, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Yoshimichi Ohira
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400), with italics
- On Google Fonts since
- 2021
- Character sets
- latin, latin-ext
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Zen Loop is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Zen Loop, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zen Loop under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zen Loop, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 47.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 69.0% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.69lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 27.2% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 18%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.05 : 1nearly even strokes
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 80% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 98% of display faces
InkLighter than 96% of display faces
ContrastMore even than 77% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zen Loop
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Megrim7598% wider · x-height 22% taller · 22% lighter
- Wire One72x-height 7% taller · 6% narrower
- Gotho7129% wider · x-height 11% taller · 12% lighter
- Simple Print68x-height 48% shorter · 61% heavier · 12% narrower
- Alumni Sans Pinstripe6618% wider · 34% lighter · x-height 4% taller
- Pompiere66103% heavier · x-height 22% shorter · 21% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Zen Loop →Compare side by side →Get Zen Loop on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zen Loop without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
None of the fonts that look most like Zen Loop sets text to its width and x-height: a swap would move lines.
Fallback while it loads
Until Zen Loop loads, this sets Arial in its place at 59.7% of its size, so running text keeps Zen Loop’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zen Loop Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 59.70%;
ascent-override: 142.37%;
descent-override: 46.06%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zen Loop', 'Zen Loop Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zen Loop
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zen Loop free for commercial use?
Yes. Zen Loop is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Zen Loop?
FontKind doesn’t host Zen Loop’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two font files, one per style. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Zen Loop in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zen Loop isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Zen Loop in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zen Loop under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zen Loop in Figma?
Yes: Zen Loop is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Zen Loop have?
Zen Loop comes in one weight, Regular (400), with an italic. Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Zen Loop?
Zen Loop was designed by Yoshimichi Ohira. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2021. Yoshimichi Ohira also made Zen Kaku Gothic New, Zen Maru Gothic, Zen Old Mincho and four more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Zen Loop?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Megrim (75), Wire One (72) and Gotho (71), out of 100. Next to Zen Loop, Megrim is 98% wider and 22% lighter, with an x-height 22% taller. See all 100 fonts like Zen Loop.