Fonts similar to Zen Old Mincho

The 100 fonts like Zen Old Mincho, measured

Zen Old Mincho has a shorter x-height than most fonts like it: 66 of the 100 have a taller x-height and 7 a shorter one. What they keep most is Zen Old Mincho’s weight on the page: 47 are within 6% of it, Hina Mincho the closest of them. 99 are serifs like Zen Old Mincho, and 1 monospace font comes close too: Libertinus Mono. They part from Zen Old Mincho most often in 8 (39 of the 100), b (16) and 2 (16).

• WidthZen Old Mincho: 48% of the em

  15 narrower

  Hina Mincho 80 · 17% narrower

  Instrument Serif 72 · 17% narrower

  23 within 3%

  CMU Serif 75 · 2.7% wider

  Hausschrift 71 · 2.8% wider

  62 wider

  Shippori Mincho B1 87 · 13% wider

  Fraunces 80 · 13% wider

• x-heightZen Old Mincho: 43% of the em

  7 shorter

  Hina Mincho 80 · x-height 12% shorter

  EB Garamond 58 · x-height 6% shorter

  27 within 3%

  CMU Serif 75 · x-height 0.2% taller

  Hausschrift 71 · x-height 0.6% taller

  66 taller

  Shippori Mincho B1 87 · x-height 12% taller

  Fraunces 80 · x-height 9% taller

• InkZen Old Mincho: 42% ink

  31 lighter

  Shippori Mincho B1 87 · 18% lighter

  Kaisei Decol 76 · 19% lighter

  47 within 6%

  Hina Mincho 80 · 0.5% heavier

  Hausschrift 71 · 3% lighter

  22 heavier

  Fraunces 80 · 10% heavier

  Gelasio 78 · 6% heavier

• ContrastZen Old Mincho: 3.11 : 1

  59 less contrast

  Shippori Mincho B1 87 · less stroke contrast

  Gelasio 78 · less stroke contrast

  26 within 12%

  Hina Mincho 80

  Fraunces 80

  14 more contrast

  Kaisei Decol 76 · more stroke contrast

  UoqMunThenKhung 75 · more stroke contrast

• StylesZen Old Mincho: 5 weights

  13 in more weights

  Fraunces 80 · 9 weights

  Literata 72 · 8 weights

  49 with italics

  Fraunces 80 · 9 weights

  Gelasio 78 · 4 weights

  21 variable

  Fraunces 80 · 9 weights

  Gelasio 78 · 4 weights

• LettersWhere they differ most

  1. 839 of 100
  2. b16 of 100
  3. 216 of 100