Zen Kurenaido
The library lists Zen Kurenaido together with three more families that share a designer with it and either its name or its measurements. Among the 716 sans serifs, it has the fifth-smallest x-height relative to its capitals.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Zen Kurenaido | Median of 732 sans serifs |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 731 | 740 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 715 | 702 |
| x-height (top of x) | 420 | 519 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −223 | −213 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.59 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 432 | 522 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 31.0% | 40.2% |
Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements
| Version | Compared with Zen Kurenaido | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Zen Kaku Gothic Antique | lowercase wider by 52; x-height taller by 59 | 2021 |
| Zen Kaku Gothic New | lowercase wider by 52; x-height taller by 59 | 2021 |
| Zen Maru Gothic | lowercase wider by 52; x-height taller by 59 | 2021 |
Where it sitsEvery sans serif family is a dot
X-height across the 716 sans serifs with ascenders
Just below: Reem Kufi, Afacad; just above: Stylish, Libertinus Sans
Average lowercase width across the 732 sans serifs
Just below: Tac One, Genos; just above: BBH Bogle, Jaldi
Weights and styles
A single static weight, Regular (400), with no italic.
Scripts5 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
- Cyrillic306
- Greek128
- Japanese69
Inside the file
In the measured file: 7,867 glyphs and 7,815 mapped Unicode characters; 13 OpenType feature tags.
Declared features: fractions, superscripts and ordinals.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Same designer
Yoshimichi Ohira is credited on 6 other families in the library, from Zen Loop (2021) to Zen Old Mincho (2021); the closest of them in x-height and width is Zen Tokyo Zoo.
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