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Yoshimichi Ohira

Yoshimichi Ohira is credited on ten families in the library. All of them were added in 2021. By class: four sans serifs, three display faces, three serifs.

The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines

Zen LoopDisplay · 2021 · weights 400

Zen DotsDisplay · 2021 · weights 400

Zen Tokyo ZooDisplay · 2021 · weights 400

Zen AntiqueSerif · 2021 · weights 400

Zen Antique SoftSerif · 2021 · weights 400

Zen Kaku Gothic AntiqueSans serif · 2021 · weights 300–900 (5)

Zen Kaku Gothic NewSans serif · 2021 · weights 300–900 (5)

Zen KurenaidoSans serif · 2021 · weights 400

Zen Maru GothicSans serif · 2021 · weights 300–900 (5)

Zen Old MinchoSerif · 2021 · weights 400–900 (5)

Range of the work

The lowercase runs from Zen Kurenaido, the shortest at 420 units per 1,000 em, to Zen Dots at 514. In width, Zen Loop is the narrowest (272) and Zen Dots the widest (680). Beyond Latin, the families cover three subsets: Cyrillic, Greek, Japanese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, one of the nine families with ascenders have a taller x-height, three of all ten set a wider lowercase and four a darker one.

Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points

Family	Class	x-height	Width	Ink	Weights	Subsets
Zen Dots	Display	+7	+174	+11 pts	400	2
Zen Antique	Serif	−9	+31	+4 pts	400	5
Zen Antique Soft	Serif	−9	+31	+4 pts	400	5
Zen Loop	Display	−30	−234	−30 pts	400 + italic	2
Zen Kaku Gothic Antique	Sans serif	−40	−37	−7 pts	300–900 (5)	4
Zen Kaku Gothic New	Sans serif	−40	−37	−7 pts	300–900 (5)	4
Zen Maru Gothic	Sans serif	−40	−37	−8 pts	300–900 (5)	5
Zen Old Mincho	Serif	−52	−38	±0 pts	400–900 (5)	5
Zen Kurenaido	Sans serif	−98	−89	−9 pts	400	5
Zen Tokyo Zoo	Display	no ascenders	−96	−16 pts	400	2