# Zen Dots font

> A wide, heavy display sans by Yoshimichi Ohira with a barred O and slashed zero, inspired by science-fiction films.

Zen Dots is a wide display sans serif by Yoshimichi Ohira, part of the Zen Fonts collection and inspired by different eras of science-fiction films. Zen Dots comes as one Regular style with 256 glyphs in the Latin character set. Zen Dots is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits game titles, technology logos and short headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Yoshimichi Ohira
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 256
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Zen+Dots
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/zen-dots
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Logos, Tech

## About Zen Dots

Zen Dots is a display sans serif with very wide, heavy letters made of flat horizontals and rounded-rectangle bowls. The lowercase is almost as tall as the capitals, counters are narrow slots, and several glyphs have a futuristic twist in the specimen: the capital O has a bar across its middle, the zero is slashed and the G carries a long inner bar. The official notes say its futuristic look takes cues from science-fiction films of several eras, and that it is one of three Latin fonts by Yoshimichi Ohira in the Zen Fonts collection. The family has a single Regular style and is not a variable font. It holds 256 glyphs in the basic Latin subset and is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2021 The Dots Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/zen-dots)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Game and esports titles**: Extended, heavy letters fill a banner or splash screen with a short name.
- **Technology and automotive logos**: The barred O and squared bowls give a wordmark a dashboard-display character.
- **Sci-fi film and book graphics**: The design takes its cues from science-fiction cinema, so it fits title cards and cover lines in that genre.
- **Product codes and model numbers**: The slashed zero separates 0 from the barred O when letters and digits are mixed.

## Things to know

- **Very wide**: Each letter takes a lot of horizontal room; long words need a small size or several lines.
- **The capital O has a bar**: In all-caps settings the barred O can be read as another character, so check words that contain it.
- **One style, basic Latin**: Zen Dots has Regular 400 only and lists just the Latin subset, with 256 glyphs.

## FAQs

### Is Zen Dots free for commercial use?

Zen Dots can be used in commercial and personal work under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution; the font cannot be sold by itself, and derivatives stay under the same license.

### Who designed Zen Dots?

Zen Dots was designed by Yoshimichi Ohira. The name table gives A-1 Corp ZenFonts as manufacturer.

### How many weights does Zen Dots have?

Zen Dots has one weight, Regular 400, although its strokes are heavy.

### Is Zen Dots part of a larger collection?

Yes. According to the official notes, Zen Dots is one of three Latin fonts by Yoshimichi Ohira in the Zen Fonts collection.

### Which languages does Zen Dots support?

Zen Dots includes the letters needed for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and the Nordic languages. Only the basic Latin subset is provided.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/zen-dots (trendhub)