Display · Yoshimichi Ohira
Zen Tokyo Zoo
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CSSfont-family: 'Zen Tokyo Zoo', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Zen Tokyo Zoo is a free display font by Yoshimichi Ohira, on Google Fonts since 2021. Among the 554 display faces on FontKind, Zen Tokyo Zoo has an x-height shorter than 96%, is narrower than 84% and, at its regular weight, is lighter than 85%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Monoton
Zen Tokyo Zoo on one light table with its two closest fonts, Monoton (100 out of 100) and CAT Stack (85). Monoton is 85% wider and 8% heavier, with an x-height 75% taller; CAT Stack is 64% wider, with an x-height 89% taller.
Zen Tokyo Zoo and Monoton laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Zen Tokyo ZooMonoton…
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 Tokyo Zoo 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 / Sizes
Zen Tokyo Zoo at every size
1 weight (400) · six sizes, in your words
- 12 px
- 16 px
- 24 px
- 36 px
- 48 px
- 72 px
04 / Facts
Who made Zen Tokyo Zoo, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Yoshimichi Ohira
- Kind
- Display
- Styles
- 1 weight (400)
- 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 Tokyo Zoo 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 Tokyo Zoo, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Zen Tokyo Zoo under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Zen Tokyo Zoo, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 40.2% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 80.4% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.50lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 41.0% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 33%letter box filled
Where it stands among display faces
Ranked against all 554 display faces on FontKind
x-heightSmaller than 96% of display faces
WidthNarrower than 84% of display faces
InkLighter than 85% of display faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Zen Tokyo Zoo
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
- Monoton10085% wider · x-height 75% taller · 8% heavier
- CAT Stack85x-height 89% taller · 64% wider
- Train One7444% wider · x-height 39% taller · 18% heavier
- Lment7071% wider · x-height 47% taller
- Tilt Prism63x-height 46% taller · 39% wider · 29% lighter
- Border Control62135% wider · x-height 90% taller · 47% heavier
All 100 fonts similar to Zen Tokyo Zoo →Compare side by side →Get Zen Tokyo Zoo on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Zen Tokyo Zoo without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
Fallback while it loads
Until Zen Tokyo Zoo loads, this sets Arial in its place at 84.5% of its size, so running text keeps Zen Tokyo Zoo’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Zen Tokyo Zoo Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 84.46%;
ascent-override: 112.47%;
descent-override: 29.60%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Zen Tokyo Zoo', 'Zen Tokyo Zoo Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Zen Tokyo Zoo
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Zen Tokyo Zoo free for commercial use?
Yes. Zen Tokyo Zoo 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 Tokyo Zoo?
FontKind doesn’t host Zen Tokyo Zoo’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds a single font file. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Zen Tokyo Zoo in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Zen Tokyo Zoo 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 Tokyo Zoo in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Zen Tokyo Zoo under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Zen Tokyo Zoo in Figma?
Yes: Zen Tokyo Zoo is in Figma’s font menu, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Zen Tokyo Zoo have?
Zen Tokyo Zoo comes in one weight, Regular (400). Ask for bold and most apps thicken the letters themselves: a faux bold, not a drawn one.
Who designed Zen Tokyo Zoo?
Zen Tokyo Zoo was designed by Yoshimichi Ohira. It has been on Google Fonts since April 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 Tokyo Zoo?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Monoton (100), CAT Stack (85) and Train One (74), out of 100. Next to Zen Tokyo Zoo, Monoton is 85% wider and 8% heavier, with an x-height 75% taller. See all 100 fonts like Zen Tokyo Zoo.