Hiragino Mincho / Serif font

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Hiragino Mincho / Serif font

Hi, I use my MB Pro for writing, and I'm looking for a serif font similuar to Hiragino Mincho Pro, which is included in OS X. The problem with Hiragino is that it doesn't include neither bold nor inherit. Does anyone have an idea of a good alternate? Times new roman is not an option.

Pardon my English; Swedish is my mother tongue.

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 17, 2009 5:01 AM

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Henrik Holmegaard

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Sep 17, 2009 5:22 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

Pardon my English; Swedish is my mother tongue

Lad for pokker være med at undskylde, at du til daglig taler svensk. Du er flersproget og flersporet, og det er sgu bedre end at være smalsporet og enkeltsproget -:).

Mincho is as a serif whose style is based on the woodcut style of imperial China. In typographic terms, try a Fournier style transitional such as Hoefler that is not condensed and is intended for books instead of Times that is intended for periodicals. If you are willing to pay, then try a Garalde with a clear cut such as Adobe Garamond Premier.

/hh

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KOENIG Yvan

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Sep 17, 2009 5:40 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

Jesper Ahlin wrote:
Hi, I use my MB Pro for writing, and I'm looking for a serif font similuar to Hiragino Mincho Pro, which is included in OS X. The problem with Hiragino is that it doesn't include neither bold nor inherit. Does anyone have an idea of a good alternate?

Hiragino Mincho Pro > W3 = standard
Hiragino Mincho Pro > W6 = Bold

Maybe you dropped the W6 one.

I don't know what you named "inherit"

On my Snow Leopard machine the Font menu display

Hiragino Mincho ProN
and
Hiragino Mincho Pro

The first one is stored in <startupVolume>:System:Library:Fonts
The second one is stored in <startupVolume>:Library:Fonts

I don't see the difference.
Is it necessary to keep the second ?

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) jeudi 17 septembre 2009 14:40:55

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Tom Gewecke

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Sep 17, 2009 6:14 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

The problem with Hiragino is that it doesn't include neither bold nor inherit.

Another problem is that it is intended for writing Japanese. If you are writing in Latin script, I recommend you use a normal Latin font, to avoid running into problems with a specialty font like that not being installed on other computers, etc.

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Jesper Ahlin Author

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Sep 17, 2009 6:26 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

Henrik Holmegaard:
Du har förstås helt rätt 🙂 Mange takk!

The font you suggested seems to be what I'm looking for. Though, as always, free fonts are to be prefered. I'm going to keep searching the internet for another option but I'll keep the Adobe Garamond Premier in mind.

KOENIG Yvan:
You're right, I could easily find the bold version. Inherit was not the right word - Italic is.

Tom Gevecke:
Thank you for your recommendation, though since I'm not planning to use my texts on other computers I'm free to use any font.

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KOENIG Yvan

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Sep 17, 2009 7:06 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

I built a chart with fonts delivered by default.

I wrote Hiragino with the alternate font whose name is on its right.
So you may easily compare with the true Hiragino.

At this time Hoefler is a bit annoying with Snow Leopard but Apple is already aware of the problem.

My own choice would be _Warnock Pro 14 (Light Display)_.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) jeudi 17 septembre 2009 16:04:37

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Jesper Ahlin Author

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Sep 17, 2009 7:14 AM in response to KOENIG Yvan

Thank you Koenig Yvan, Warnock Pro 14 (light display) also seems to be a good option.

I'm still looking for a font that is free, though.

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KOENIG Yvan

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Sep 17, 2009 7:20 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

Oops, I forgot, Warnock is an Adobe font.

_Hoefler Text_ is delivered with the system.

The version delivered with 10.5 behaves well.

At this time the one delivered with 10.6 is odd but we may replace it by the 10.5 delivered one before an Apple update.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) jeudi 17 septembre 2009 16:20:22

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fruhulda

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Sep 17, 2009 7:44 AM in response to Jesper Ahlin

Dem är så vana vid min engelska här. Det är inget problem med din engelska. Inte är de engelsktalande så duktiga på flera språk, inte de flesta i alla fall.

Welcome to the forum Jesper! I don't know a thing about the font you are asking about. Sorry!

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Jesper Ahlin Author

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Sep 17, 2009 12:35 PM in response to Jesper Ahlin

KOENIG Yvan:
Hoefler Text is a nice font, but I find it a bit to much like Times new roman. Both of those fonts make the printed text look confusing. I need more space, a cleaner font.

fruhulda:
Det har du förstås rätt i. Tackar för välkomnandet!

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