# Fonts Like Zen Kaku Gothic Antique

12 open fonts whose letters are closest to Zen Kaku Gothic Antique, ranked by a glyph comparison. All free for commercial use.

## Quick Answer

The closest open font to Zen Kaku Gothic Antique is Wix Madefor Text (similarity 76), then Almarai and Pontano Sans. Wix Madefor Text is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and is free for commercial use.

## Ranked Open Lookalikes (12 Fonts)

| Rank | Font | Similarity Score | Licence | Details |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| #1 | **Wix Madefor Text** | 76 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/wix-madefor-text/](/fonts/wix-madefor-text.md) |
| #2 | **Almarai** | 76 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/almarai/](/fonts/almarai.md) |
| #3 | **Pontano Sans** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/pontano-sans/](/fonts/pontano-sans.md) |
| #4 | **Gothic A1** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/gothic-a1/](/fonts/gothic-a1.md) |
| #5 | **Red Hat Text** | 74 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/red-hat-text/](/fonts/red-hat-text.md) |
| #6 | **Istok Web** | 71 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/istok-web/](/fonts/istok-web.md) |
| #7 | **Roboto Flex** | 71 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/roboto-flex/](/fonts/roboto-flex.md) |
| #8 | **M PLUS 1p** | 70 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/m-plus-1p/](/fonts/m-plus-1p.md) |
| #9 | **Inter Tight** | 70 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/inter-tight/](/fonts/inter-tight.md) |
| #10 | **Reddit Sans** | 70 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/reddit-sans/](/fonts/reddit-sans.md) |
| #11 | **Be Vietnam Pro** | 70 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/be-vietnam-pro/](/fonts/be-vietnam-pro.md) |
| #12 | **Figtree** | 70 / 100 | OFL-1.1 | [/fonts/figtree/](/fonts/figtree.md) |

## Other Scripts With Similar Latin Letters

- **Zen Maru Gothic** (Jpan): Similarity 94, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/zen-maru-gothic/](/fonts/zen-maru-gothic.md)
- **Pavanam** (Taml): Similarity 73, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/pavanam/](/fonts/pavanam.md)
- **Sawarabi Gothic** (Jpan): Similarity 71, licence OFL-1.1 - [/fonts/sawarabi-gothic/](/fonts/sawarabi-gothic.md)

## Scoring Method

62 letters and digits (A-Z a-z 0-9) rendered at 160px cap height on a 32x32 grid with 3px gaussian blur, combined with edge-orientation texture (15% weight). Scores are normalized so that 0 represents an average pair of fonts across the 1571 compared fonts, and 100 represents identical letter shapes. Computed on 2026-10-22 using glyph-shape + edge-texture v2.

## Machine API

JSON representation available at [/api/fonts-like/zen-kaku-gothic-antique.json](/api/fonts-like/zen-kaku-gothic-antique.json).