Zen Antique by Yoshimichi Ohira — Serif Font — preview 11 / 3
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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About Zen Antique Font

Zen Antique features two kinds of Antique Japanese with Kanji. The impression of the weights (thickness) of strokes are different among characters—Hiragana and Latin alphabets are slightly lighter, while Katakana and Kanji are slightly heavier, which gives the unique rhythm and taste in this font. Zen Antique Soft has a slightly rounded effect on the corners. To contribute to the project, visit github.com/googlefonts/zen-antique Zen Antique には、古風な雰囲気の二種類の漢字を含む日本語書体があります。 文字によって画線の太さに変化があり、ひらがなと欧文は細め、カタカナと漢字は太めで、フォントに独特のリズムと味わいを与えています。 また、 Zen Antique Soft では、角が少し丸くなっています。 このプロジェクトに参加して貢献したい方は、次の URL をご参照ください。 github.com/googlefonts/zen-antique Say Hello to our big new Japanese collection with Zen Fonts: Learn about the complex beauty of Japanese fonts In 2019, Google Fonts started an ambitious project to expand its font library with a variety of typeface designs for Japanese. At that point Google Fonts had fewer than 10 Japanese families, most of which were basic Mincho (serif) and gothic (sans) designs. Since then the collection of Japanese fonts within the library has grown, now with 38 font families from 18 designers, in a variety of styles – from formal text types to fun display fonts. All these Japanese fonts are now live on Google Fonts for anyone to test out and use in any project. The Zen Fonts collection is the largest set of Japanese fonts on Google Fonts As part of this larger effort to expand Japanese offerings, Google Fonts collaborated with type designer Yoshimi

Style & Use Cases

Overall Style
Classic, Refined, Serif
Use Case
Editorial, Print
Ideal For
book covers, long-form text, and traditional branding
Pairs With
a clean sans-serif for captions

Zen Antique Specifications

Font FamilyZen Antique
StyleRegular
Full NameZen Antique Regular
Version1.001
Weight400 (Regular)
Glyph Count7867 glyphs
PostScript NameZenAntique-Regular
DesignerYoshimichi Ohira
FormatTTF (TrueType)
File Size5378.8 KB

Languages Supported

Zen Antique supports 227 languages.

How to Install Zen Antique Font

Step-by-step instructions for every platform

  1. 1Download the Zen Antique font file (.ttf or .otf).
  2. 2Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
  3. 3Right-click the font file.
  4. 4Select "Install" to install for the current user, or "Install for all users" to make it available system-wide.
  5. 5Zen Antique is now available in Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and all other apps.
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What pairs well with Zen Antique Font?

Zen Antique Font is a versatile serif font that works for both headings and body text. Pair it with a contrasting sans-serif or slab serif font to add visual interest and a clear distinction between titles and body copy.

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Zen Antique Font

by Yoshimichi Ohira

Reviewed by the FontBoxDL team · Updated July 2026

License: Open Font License (OFL)
Free
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