Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
Zen Kaku Gothic Antique is the classical version of Zen Kaku Gothic by Yoshimichi Ohira, a Japanese gothic family with orthodox, highly legible letterforms. Its Latin is a clean, plain sans serif, across five weights for titles, text, and captions.
- Designed by
- Yoshimichi Ohira
- Category
- sans-serif
- Styles
- 5 weights
Font Pairings with Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Zen Kaku Gothic Antique + Amiri
- Mirza + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Noto Rashi Hebrew + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Scheherazade New + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Idiqlat + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Lateef + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Zen Kaku Gothic Antique + Noto Nastaliq Urdu
- Amiri + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Sahitya + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Vesper Libre + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Noto Naskh Arabic + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Noto Nastaliq Urdu + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Zen Kaku Gothic Antique + Noto Naskh Arabic
- Shippori Mincho + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Nanum Myeongjo + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Zen Kaku Gothic Antique + Zen Kaku Gothic Antique
- Zen Kaku Gothic Antique + Zen Kaku Gothic New
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Zen Kaku Gothic Antique FAQ
Is Zen Kaku Gothic Antique free for commercial use?
Yes. Zen Kaku Gothic Antique is released under the SIL Open Font License via Google Fonts, so it's free to use in commercial projects, on websites, in apps, and in client work.
Is Zen Kaku Gothic Antique on Google Fonts?
Yes — Zen Kaku Gothic Antique is available on Google Fonts and can be added to any project with a single <link> tag or @import statement.
How do I download Zen Kaku Gothic Antique?
You can download Zen Kaku Gothic Antique for free directly from Google Fonts. Use the download button at the top of this page to grab the latest version.
What fonts pair well with Zen Kaku Gothic Antique?
Zen Kaku Gothic Antique pairs beautifully with a contrasting typeface — pair a display or heading font with a neutral body font for the strongest hierarchy. Scroll down to the "Font Pairings" section on this page for curated, ready-to-use combinations that work well with Zen Kaku Gothic Antique, or open any pair in the Fontpair Playground to preview it live with your own copy.
What is Zen Kaku Gothic Antique best used for?
Zen Kaku Gothic Antique is a sans-serif typeface. It works well for editorial layouts, long-form reading, and elegant brand systems.